diff --git a/core/commands2/cat.go b/core/commands2/cat.go
index f7378ed89..d3b0fdf0f 100644
--- a/core/commands2/cat.go
+++ b/core/commands2/cat.go
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ var catCmd = &cmds.Command{
 	Arguments: []cmds.Argument{
 		cmds.Argument{"object", cmds.ArgString, false, true},
 	},
-	Help: "TODO",
+	Help: `ipfs cat <ipfs-path> - Show ipfs object data.
+
+	Retrieves the object named by <ipfs-path> and displays the Data
+	it contains.
+	`,
 	Run: func(res cmds.Response, req cmds.Request) {
 		node := req.Context().Node
 		paths := make([]string, 0, len(req.Arguments()))