diff --git a/solr/README.txt b/solr/README.txt
index 55d9bd3e244..f57cdd595c2 100644
--- a/solr/README.txt
+++ b/solr/README.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ To add documents to the index, use the post.jar (or post.sh script) in
 the example/exampledocs subdirectory (while Solr is running), for example:
 
      cd example/exampledocs
-     java -jar -Dc=<collection_name> post.jar *.xml
+     java -Dc=<collection_name> -jar post.jar *.xml
 Or:  sh post.sh *.xml
 
 For more information about Solr examples please read...
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/SimplePostTool.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/SimplePostTool.java
index f08b1d4e16e..b5cfaae75ad 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/SimplePostTool.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/util/SimplePostTool.java
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public class SimplePostTool {
      "Data can be read from files specified as commandline args,\n"+
      "URLs specified as args, as raw commandline arg strings or via STDIN.\n"+
      "Examples:\n"+
-     "  java -jar post.jar *.xml\n"+
+     "  java -Dc=gettingstarted -jar post.jar *.xml\n"+
      "  java -Ddata=args -Dc=gettingstarted -jar post.jar '<delete><id>42</id></delete>'\n"+
      "  java -Ddata=stdin -Dc=gettingstarted -jar post.jar < hd.xml\n"+
      "  java -Ddata=web -Dc=gettingstarted -jar post.jar http://example.com/\n"+