diff --git a/bin/sh/sh.1 b/bin/sh/sh.1
index 1f3431cfa251..20a9dbf99521 100644
--- a/bin/sh/sh.1
+++ b/bin/sh/sh.1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"	from: @(#)sh.1	8.6 (Berkeley) 5/4/95
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd May 24, 2016
+.Dd May 30, 2016
 .Dt SH 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1403,9 +1403,9 @@ may include any of the following formatting sequences,
 which are replaced by the given information:
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Li \eH
-The fully-qualified hostname.
+This system's fully-qualified hostname (FQDN).
 .It Li \eh
-The local hostname.
+This system's hostname.
 .It Li \eW
 The final component of the current working directory.
 .It Li \ew