diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index abc46142fec61e89911f75748a53edeeedb11e5e..75fb142034336028b913b21444d3a7a06937fc80 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ cmdStart(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
  */
 static const vshCmdInfo info_save[] = {
     {"help", N_("save a domain state to a file")},
-    {"desc", N_("Save a running domain.")},
+    {"desc", N_("Save the RAM state of a running domain.")},
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -11035,8 +11035,8 @@ cmdQuit(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
  * "snapshot-create" command
  */
 static const vshCmdInfo info_snapshot_create[] = {
-    {"help", N_("Create a snapshot")},
-    {"desc", N_("Snapshot create")},
+    {"help", N_("Create a snapshot from XML")},
+    {"desc", N_("Create a snapshot (disk and RAM) from XML")},
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index e7dcd41d82e8fa17abab8b3355bec0dc99d75013..93bff1ebbc6bcb87a421f76426ad905e2a2f5986 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ the state file was created.
 
 =item B<save> I<domain-id> I<state-file>
 
-Saves a running domain to a state file so that it can be restored
+Saves a running domain (RAM, but not disk state) to a state file so that
+it can be restored
 later.  Once saved, the domain will no longer be running on the
 system, thus the memory allocated for the domain will be free for
 other domains to use.  B<virsh restore> restores from this state file.
@@ -609,6 +610,11 @@ This is roughly equivalent to doing a hibernate on a running computer,
 with all the same limitations.  Open network connections may be
 severed upon restore, as TCP timeouts may have expired.
 
+Domain saved state files assume that disk images will be unchanged
+between the creation and restore point.  For a more complete system
+restore point, where the disk state is saved alongside the memory
+state, see the B<snapshot> family of commands.
+
 =item B<schedinfo> optional I<--set> B<parameter=value> I<domain-id> I<--config>
 I<--live> I<--current>