From 5884124294c43396d97e9d6e291320327a28e762 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michelle Noorali <michellemolu@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:01:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] ref(docs): update plugin install documentation

---
 cmd/helm/plugin_install.go       | 8 ++++++++
 docs/helm/helm_plugin_install.md | 9 +++++++--
 docs/plugins.md                  | 5 ++---
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_install.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_install.go
index aa75770fc..f36178808 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_install.go
@@ -33,11 +33,19 @@ type pluginInstallCmd struct {
 	out     io.Writer
 }
 
+const pluginInstallDesc = `
+This command allows you to install a plugin from a url to a VCS repo or a local path.
+
+Example usage:
+    $ helm plugin install https://github.com/technosophos/helm-template
+`
+
 func newPluginInstallCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	pcmd := &pluginInstallCmd{out: out}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "install [options] <path|url>...",
 		Short: "install one or more Helm plugins",
+		Long:  pluginInstallDesc,
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return pcmd.complete(args)
 		},
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_plugin_install.md b/docs/helm/helm_plugin_install.md
index 1b1e03ea7..f93378b7b 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_plugin_install.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_plugin_install.md
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ install one or more Helm plugins
 ### Synopsis
 
 
-install one or more Helm plugins
+
+This command allows you to install a plugin from a url to a VCS repo or a local path.
+
+Example usage:
+    $ helm plugin install https://github.com/technosophos/helm-template
+
 
 ```
 helm plugin install [options] <path|url>...
@@ -31,4 +36,4 @@ helm plugin install [options] <path|url>...
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm plugin](helm_plugin.md)	 - add, list, or remove Helm plugins
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 20-Nov-2017
diff --git a/docs/plugins.md b/docs/plugins.md
index 1bee8bd56..5d7e4f622 100644
--- a/docs/plugins.md
+++ b/docs/plugins.md
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ plugins do the "detail work" of performing a desired action.
 
 ## Installing a Plugin
 
-A Helm plugin management system is in the works. But in the short term, plugins
-are installed by copying the plugin directory into `$(helm home)/plugins`.
+Plugins are installed using the `$ helm plugin install <path|url> command. You can pass in a path to a plugin on your local file system or a url of a remote VCS repo. The `helm plugin install` command clones or copies the plugin at the path/url given into `$ (helm home)/plugins`
 
 ```console
-$ cp -a myplugin/ $(helm home)/plugins/
+$ helm plugin install https://github.com/technosophos/helm-template
 ```
 
 If you have a plugin tar distribution, simply untar the plugin into the