diff --git a/docs/debugger.html b/docs/debugger.html
index 78fbe2c90..b41e51fb4 100644
--- a/docs/debugger.html
+++ b/docs/debugger.html
@@ -638,9 +638,9 @@ Type "help 'cmd'" to see extended information about the given command.</p>
 
 <pre>
                 a - Set Accumulator to &lt;value&gt;
-             base - Set default base to &lt;base&gt;
+             base - Set default number base to &lt;base&gt; (bin, dec, hex)
             break - Set/clear breakpoint at &lt;address&gt;
-          breakif - Set breakpoint on &lt;condition&gt;
+          breakif - Set/clear breakpoint on &lt;condition&gt;
                 c - Carry Flag: set (0 or 1), or toggle (no arg)
             cheat - Use a cheat code (see manual for cheat types)
       clearbreaks - Clear all breakpoints
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ clearsavestateifs - Clear all savestate points
               cls - Clear prompt area of text
              code - Mark 'CODE' range in disassembly
         colortest - Show value xx as TIA color
-                d - Carry Flag: set (0 or 1), or toggle (no arg)
+                d - Decimal Mode Flag: set (0 or 1), or toggle (no arg)
              data - Mark 'DATA' range in disassembly
       debugcolors - Show Fixed Debug Colors information
            define - Define label xx for address yy
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ clearsavestateifs - Clear all savestate points
             trace - Single step CPU over subroutines [with count xx]
              trap - Trap read/write access to address(es) xx [yy]
            trapif - On &lt;condition&gt; trap R/W access to address(es) xx [yy]
-         trapread - On Trap read access to address(es) xx [yy]
+         trapread - Trap read access to address(es) xx [yy]
        trapreadif - On &lt;condition&gt; trap read access to address(es) xx [yy]
         trapwrite - Trap write access to address(es) xx [yy]
       trapwriteif - On &lt;condition&gt; trap write access to address(es) xx [yy]
diff --git a/src/debugger/DebuggerParser.cxx b/src/debugger/DebuggerParser.cxx
index a8eac7fb9..dc6c921be 100644
--- a/src/debugger/DebuggerParser.cxx
+++ b/src/debugger/DebuggerParser.cxx
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ void DebuggerParser::executeBase()
   else if(args[0] == 16 || argStrings[0] == "hex")
     Base::setFormat(Base::F_16);
 
-  commandResult << "default base set to ";
+  commandResult << "default number base set to ";
   switch(Base::format()) {
     case Base::F_2:
       commandResult << "#2/bin";
@@ -2239,8 +2239,8 @@ DebuggerParser::Command DebuggerParser::commands[kNumCommands] = {
 
   {
     "base",
-    "Set default base to <base>",
-    "Base is hex, dec, or bin\nExample: base hex",
+    "Set default number base to <base>",
+    "Base is #2, #10, #16, bin, dec or hex\nExample: base hex",
     true,
     true,
     { kARG_BASE_SPCL, kARG_END_ARGS },