diff --git a/doc/03-cli.md b/doc/03-cli.md
index 545df24b0..755475fd3 100644
--- a/doc/03-cli.md
+++ b/doc/03-cli.md
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ to the command.
 php composer.phar require vendor/package:2.* vendor/package2:dev-master
 ```
 
+If you do not specify a package, composer will prompt you to search for a package, and given results, provide a list of  matches to require.
+
 ### Options
 
 * **--dev:** Add packages to `require-dev`.
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
index 0bd7f6993..209d1d2fe 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class RequireCommand extends InitCommand
             ->setName('require')
             ->setDescription('Adds required packages to your composer.json and installs them.')
             ->setDefinition(array(
-                new InputArgument('packages', InputArgument::IS_ARRAY | InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'Required package name optionally including a version constraint, e.g. foo/bar or foo/bar:1.0.0 or foo/bar=1.0.0 or "foo/bar 1.0.0"'),
+                new InputArgument('packages', InputArgument::IS_ARRAY | InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'Optional package name can also include a version constraint, e.g. foo/bar or foo/bar:1.0.0 or foo/bar=1.0.0 or "foo/bar 1.0.0"'),
                 new InputOption('dev', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Add requirement to require-dev.'),
                 new InputOption('prefer-source', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Forces installation from package sources when possible, including VCS information.'),
                 new InputOption('prefer-dist', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Forces installation from package dist even for dev versions.'),
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class RequireCommand extends InitCommand
             ->setHelp(<<<EOT
 The require command adds required packages to your composer.json and installs them.
 
+If you do not specify a package, composer will prompt you to search for a package, and given results, provide a list of 
+matches to require.
+
 If you do not specify a version constraint, composer will choose a suitable one based on the available package versions.
 
 If you do not want to install the new dependencies immediately you can call it with --no-update