diff --git a/command/config.go b/command/config.go
index a896016a8..a4511061e 100644
--- a/command/config.go
+++ b/command/config.go
@@ -32,13 +32,10 @@ Current respected settings:
 
 var configGetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "get <key>",
-	Short: "Prints the value of a given configuration key",
-	Long: `Get the value for a given configuration key.
-
-Examples:
-
-  $ gh config get git_protocol
-  https
+	Short: "Print the value of a given configuration key",
+	Example: `
+	$ gh config get git_protocol
+	https
 `,
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE: configGet,
@@ -46,12 +43,9 @@ Examples:
 
 var configSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "set <key> <value>",
-	Short: "Updates configuration with the value of a given key",
-	Long: `Update the configuration by setting a key to a value.
-
-Examples:
-
-  $ gh config set editor vim
+	Short: "Update configuration with a value for the given key",
+	Example: `
+	$ gh config set editor vim
 `,
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 	RunE: configSet,