diff --git a/digiarch/commands/manual.py b/digiarch/commands/manual.py
index 748a790e..d4d27cd1 100644
--- a/digiarch/commands/manual.py
+++ b/digiarch/commands/manual.py
@@ -69,12 +69,14 @@ def cmd_manual_extract(
     """
     Manually add files extracted from an archive, and assign them the PARENT UUID.
 
-    The given FILEs can be single files or folders and must be located inside OriginalDocuments.
+    The given FILEs can be single files or folders and must be located inside OriginalDocuments. All of them will be
+    interpreted as direct children of the PARENT file, so archive files should be left unextracted for further
+    processing with either extract or manual extract.
 
     To exclude children files when using a folder as target, use the --exclude option.
 
     If the files are not already in the database they will be added without identification.
-    Run the identify command to assign them a PUID and action.
+    Run the identify original command to assign them a PUID and action.
 
     If the files are in the database their parent value will be set to ORIGINAL unless they already have one
     assigned, in which case they will be ignored.