diff --git a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/append.rb b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/append.rb
index a7273ca4edfe..b469f0bda638 100644
--- a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/append.rb
+++ b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/append.rb
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ def append(table, row, column, value, args = {})
   end
 end
 
-# add incr comamnd to Table
+# add append command to Table
 ::Hbase::Table.add_shell_command('append')