diff --git a/Source/cmGetCMakePropertyCommand.h b/Source/cmGetCMakePropertyCommand.h
index c78671e16..d82be7015 100644
--- a/Source/cmGetCMakePropertyCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmGetCMakePropertyCommand.h
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ public:
     {
       return
         "  get_cmake_property(VAR property)\n"
-        "Get a property from the CMake instance.  The value of the "
-        "property is stored in the variable VAR. If the property is "
-        "not found, CMake will report an error. Some supported properties "
+        "Get a property from the CMake instance.  "
+        "The value of the property is stored in the variable VAR.  "
+        "If the property is not found, VAR will be set to \"NOTFOUND\".  "
+        "Some supported properties "
         "include: VARIABLES, CACHE_VARIABLES, COMMANDS, MACROS, and "
-        "COMPONENTS.";
+        "COMPONENTS."
+        "\n"
+        "See also the more general get_property() command.";
     }
   
   cmTypeMacro(cmGetCMakePropertyCommand, cmCommand);
diff --git a/Source/cmGetDirectoryPropertyCommand.h b/Source/cmGetDirectoryPropertyCommand.h
index c3a23a34b..b7a5f7100 100644
--- a/Source/cmGetDirectoryPropertyCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmGetDirectoryPropertyCommand.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public:
         "Get a variable definition from a directory.  "
         "This form is useful to get a variable definition from another "
         "directory."
-        ;
+        "\n"
+        "See also the more general get_property() command.";
     }
   
   cmTypeMacro(cmGetDirectoryPropertyCommand, cmCommand);
diff --git a/Source/cmGetSourceFilePropertyCommand.h b/Source/cmGetSourceFilePropertyCommand.h
index c1d5e11db..56469f80f 100644
--- a/Source/cmGetSourceFilePropertyCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmGetSourceFilePropertyCommand.h
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ public:
         "stored in the variable VAR.  If the property is not found, VAR "
         "will be set to \"NOTFOUND\". Use set_source_files_properties to set "
         "property values.  Source file properties usually control how the "
-        "file is built. One property that is always there is LOCATION";
+        "file is built. One property that is always there is LOCATION"
+        "\n"
+        "See also the more general get_property() command.";
     }
   
   cmTypeMacro(cmGetSourceFilePropertyCommand, cmCommand);
diff --git a/Source/cmGetTargetPropertyCommand.h b/Source/cmGetTargetPropertyCommand.h
index e1984c3d7..71c75efb3 100644
--- a/Source/cmGetTargetPropertyCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmGetTargetPropertyCommand.h
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ public:
         "property values.  Properties are usually used to control how "
         "a target is built, but some query the target instead.  "
         "This command can get properties for any target so far created. "
-        "The targets do not need to be in the current CMakeLists.txt file.";
+        "The targets do not need to be in the current CMakeLists.txt file."
+        "\n"
+        "See also the more general get_property() command.";
     }
   
   cmTypeMacro(cmGetTargetPropertyCommand, cmCommand);
diff --git a/Source/cmGetTestPropertyCommand.h b/Source/cmGetTestPropertyCommand.h
index 956cf55a2..d9f5d9bfa 100644
--- a/Source/cmGetTestPropertyCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmGetTestPropertyCommand.h
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ public:
   virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
     {
     return
-      "  get_test_property(test VAR property)\n"
-      "Get a property from the Test.  The value of the property is " 
-      "stored in the variable VAR. If the property is not found, "
-      "CMake will report an error. For a list of standard properties "
-      "you can type cmake --help-property-list";
+      "  get_test_property(test property VAR)\n"
+      "Get a property from the Test.  The value of the property is "
+      "stored in the variable VAR.  If the property is not found, VAR "
+      "will be set to \"NOTFOUND\". For a list of standard properties "
+      "you can type cmake --help-property-list"
+      "\n"
+      "See also the more general get_property() command.";
     }
 
   cmTypeMacro(cmGetTestPropertyCommand, cmCommand);