diff --git a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/append.rb b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/append.rb
index adf11843694..8aa7315f266 100644
--- a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/append.rb
+++ b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/append.rb
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ EOF
   end
 end
 
-#add incr comamnd to Table
+# add append comamnd to Table
 ::Hbase::Table.add_shell_command("append")