diff --git a/cake/console/libs/acl.php b/cake/console/libs/acl.php
index 33021922d..8c75500cf 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/acl.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/acl.php
@@ -306,48 +306,47 @@ class AclScript extends CakeScript {
 		$out .= "-----------------------------------------------\n";
 		$out .= "Commands:\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
-		$out .= "\tcreate aro|aco <link_id> <parent_id> <alias>\n";
-		$out .= "\t\tCreates a new ACL object under the parent specified by <parent_id>, an id/alias (see\n";
-		$out .= "\t\t'view'). The link_id allows you to link a user object to Cake's\n";
-		$out .= "\t\tACL structures. The alias parameter allows you to address your object\n";
-		$out .= "\t\tusing a non-integer ID. Example: \"\$cake acl create aro 57 0 John\"\n";
-		$out .= "\t\twould create a new ARO object at the root of the tree, linked to 57\n";
-		$out .= "\t\tin your users table, with an internal alias 'John'.";
+		$out .= "\tcreate aro|aco <parent> <node>\n";
+		$out .= "\t\tCreates a new ACL object <node> under the parent specified by <parent>, an id/alias.\n";
+		$out .= "\t\tThe <parent> and <node> references can be in one of the following formats:\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t- <model>.<id> - The node will be bound to a specific record of the given model\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t- <alias> - The node will be given a string alias (or path, in the case of <parent>),\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t  i.e. 'John'.  When used with <parent>, this takes the form of an alias path,\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t  i.e. <group>/<subgroup>/<parent>.\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
-		$out .= "\tdelete aro|aco <id>\n";
-		$out .= "\t\tDeletes the ACL object with the specified ID (see 'view').\n";
+		$out .= "\tdelete aro|aco <node>\n";
+		$out .= "\t\tDeletes the ACL object with the given <node> reference (see 'create' for info on node references).\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
-		$out .= "\tsetParent aro|aco <id> <parent_id>\n";
-		$out .= "\t\tUsed to set the parent of the ACL object specified by <id> to the ID\n";
-		$out .= "\t\tspecified by <parent_id>.\n";
+		$out .= "\tsetParent aro|aco <node> <parent>\n";
+		$out .= "\t\tMoves the ACL object specified by <node> beneath the parent ACL object specified by <parent>.\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
-		$out .= "\tgetPath aro|aco <id>\n";
-		$out .= "\t\tReturns the path to the ACL object specified by <id>. This command is\n";
+		$out .= "\tgetPath aro|aco <node>\n";
+		$out .= "\t\tReturns the path to the ACL object specified by <node>. This command is\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tis useful in determining the inhertiance of permissions for a certain\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tobject in the tree.\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
-		$out .= "\tgrant <aro_id> <aco_id> <aco_action>\n";
+		$out .= "\tgrant <aro_id> <aco_id> [<aco_action>]\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tUse this command to grant ACL permissions. Once executed, the ARO\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tspecified (and its children, if any) will have ALLOW access to the\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tspecified ACO action (and the ACO's children, if any).\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
-		$out .= "\tdeny <aro_id> <aco_id> <aco_action>\n";
+		$out .= "\tdeny <aro_id> <aco_id> [<aco_action>]\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tUse this command to deny ACL permissions. Once executed, the ARO\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tspecified (and its children, if any) will have DENY access to the\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tspecified ACO action (and the ACO's children, if any).\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
-		$out .= "\tinherit <aro_id> <aco_id> <aco_action> \n";
+		$out .= "\tinherit <aro_id> <aco_id> [<aco_action>]\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tUse this command to force a child ARO object to inherit its\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tpermissions settings from its parent.\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
 		$out .= "\n";
-		$out .= "\tview aro|aco [id]\n";
+		$out .= "\tview aro|aco [<node>]\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tThe view command will return the ARO or ACO tree. The optional\n";
 		$out .= "\t\tid/alias parameter allows you to return only a portion of the requested\n";
 		$out .= "\t\ttree.\n";