diff --git a/src/uu/rmdir/rmdir.md b/src/uu/rmdir/rmdir.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16f7bf82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/rmdir/rmdir.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# rmdir
+
+```
+rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...
+```
+
+Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.
diff --git a/src/uu/rmdir/src/rmdir.rs b/src/uu/rmdir/src/rmdir.rs
index 51240b5ad..9a864266a 100644
--- a/src/uu/rmdir/src/rmdir.rs
+++ b/src/uu/rmdir/src/rmdir.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{set_exit_code, strip_errno, UResult};
 
-use uucore::{format_usage, show_error, util_name};
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_usage, show_error, util_name};
 
-static ABOUT: &str = "Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.";
-const USAGE: &str = "{} [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...";
+static ABOUT: &str = help_about!("rmdir.md");
+const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("rmdir.md");
 static OPT_IGNORE_FAIL_NON_EMPTY: &str = "ignore-fail-on-non-empty";
 static OPT_PARENTS: &str = "parents";
 static OPT_VERBOSE: &str = "verbose";