diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/create/create.go
index 8ac7453e6..2fc127aba 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/create/create.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 
 			For language or platform .gitignore templates to use with %[1]s--gitignore%[1]s, <https://github.com/github/gitignore>.
 
-			For license keywords to use with %[1]s--license%[1]s, <https://choosealicense.com/>.
+			For license keywords to use with %[1]s--license%[1]s, run %[1]sgh repo license list%[1]s or visit <https://choosealicense.com>.
 		`, "`"),
 		Example: heredoc.Doc(`
 			# create a repository interactively
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/list/list.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/list/list.go
index 1e5fe034b..89dbefaf3 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/list/list.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/list/list.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func NewCmdList(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ListOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "list",
-		Short:   "List gitignore templates used in creating repositories",
+		Short:   "List available repository gitignore templates",
 		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
 		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/view/view.go
index 216e786f2..82009820c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/view/view.go
@@ -33,10 +33,19 @@ func NewCmdView(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ViewOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 		Use:   "view <template>",
 		Short: "View an available repository gitignore template",
 		Long: heredoc.Docf(`
-		View an available repository %[1]s.gitignore%[1]s template.
-		
-		%[1]s<template>%[1]s is a case-sensitive %[1]s.gitignore%[1]s template name.
+			View an available repository %[1]s.gitignore%[1]s template.
+			
+			%[1]s<template>%[1]s is a case-sensitive %[1]s.gitignore%[1]s template name.
+
+			For a list of available templates, run %[1]sgh repo gitignore list%[1]s.
 		`, "`"),
+		Example: heredoc.Doc(`
+			# View the Go gitignore template
+			gh repo gitignore view Go
+
+			# View the Python gitignore template
+			gh repo gitignore view Python
+		`),
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			opts.Template = args[0]
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/license/list/list.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/license/list/list.go
index 485a92df0..e3a6788aa 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/license/list/list.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/license/list/list.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ func NewCmdList(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ListOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 		Use:   "list",
 		Short: "List available repository license templates",
 		Long: heredoc.Doc(`
-		List available repository license templates.
-		
-		Only the most commonly used licenses templates are returned. For even more licenses, visit <https://choosealicense.com/appendix>
+			List available repository license templates.
+			
+			Only the most commonly used licenses templates are returned. For even more licenses, visit <https://choosealicense.com/appendix>
 		`),
 		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
 		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(0),
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/license/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/license/view/view.go
index 863e6fb8c..8cbf5b05b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/license/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/license/view/view.go
@@ -32,10 +32,22 @@ func NewCmdView(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ViewOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 		Use:   "view <license>",
 		Short: "View an available repository license template",
 		Long: heredoc.Docf(`
-		View an available repository license template.
-		
-		%[1]s<license>%[1]s is a license name or SPDX ID.
+			View an available repository license template.
+			
+			%[1]s<license>%[1]s can be a case-insensitive license name or SPDX ID.
+
+			Run %[1]sgh repo license list%[1]s to see available commonly used licenses. For even more licenses, visit <https://choosealicense.com/appendix>.
 		`, "`"),
+		Example: heredoc.Doc(`
+			# View the MIT license template
+			gh repo license view MIT
+
+			# View the GNU AGPL-3.0 license template
+			gh repo license view AGPL-3.0
+
+			# View the Apache-2.0 license template
+			gh repo license view Apache-2.0
+		`),
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			opts.License = args[0]