--- a/hgext/evolve.py	Sat Nov 07 13:38:22 2015 -0500
+++ b/hgext/evolve.py	Sat Nov 07 13:38:49 2015 -0500
@@ -2665,12 +2665,12 @@
     ] + commitopts + commitopts2,
     _('hg split [OPTION]... [-r] REV'))
 def cmdsplit(ui, repo, *revs, **opts):
-    """Split the current commit using interactive selection (EXPERIMENTAL)
-
-    By default, split the current revision by prompting for all its hunk to be
+    """split a changeset into smaller changesets (EXPERIMENTAL)
+
+    By default, split the current revision by prompting for all its hunks to be
     redistributed into new changesets.
 
-    Use --rev for splitting a given changeset instead.
+    Use --rev to split a given changeset instead.
     """
     tr = wlock = lock = None
     newcommits = []