diff --git a/bash_aliases b/bash_aliases
index f0768c9..3b76b85 100644
--- a/bash_aliases
+++ b/bash_aliases
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ function start () {
 		sudo make installbase && sudo make install${1} && sudo journalctl -u qn${1} -f
 	else
 		echo "usage: start module_name"
+		echo "Installs the base system and the module_name prefixed with 'qn' and tails the log."
+		echo "Use this alias on for systems with a single defined module."
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ function stop () {
 		sudo make uninstallbase && sudo make uninstall${1}
 	else
 		echo "usage: stop module_name"
+		echo "Uninstalls the base system and the module_name prefixed with 'qn'."
+		echo "Use this alias on for systems with a single defined module."
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -23,5 +27,6 @@ function watch () {
 		sudo journalctl -u qn${1} -f
 	else
 		echo "usage: watch service_name"
+		echo "Tails the log from the service_name prefixed with 'qn'."
 	fi
 }