metrics, plots: update cmd targets help (#4620)

iterative · Sep 30, 2020 · ab22118 · ab22118
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diff --git a/dvc/command/metrics.py b/dvc/command/metrics.py
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         "targets",
         nargs="*",
         help=(
-            "Limit command scope to these metric files. Using -R, "
+            "Limit command scope to these metric files (supports any file, "
+            "even when not found as `metrics` in `dvc.yaml`). Using -R, "
             "directories to search metric files in can also be given."
         ),
     ).complete = completion.FILE

diff --git a/dvc/command/plots.py b/dvc/command/plots.py
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
     plots_show_parser.add_argument(
         "targets",
         nargs="*",
-        help="Plots files to visualize. Shows all plots by default.",
+        help="Files to visualize (supports any file, "
+        "even when not found as `plots` in `dvc.yaml`). "
+        "Shows all plots by default.",
     ).complete = completion.FILE
     _add_props_arguments(plots_show_parser)
     _add_output_arguments(plots_show_parser)
@@ -155,7 +157,9 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
     plots_diff_parser.add_argument(
         "--targets",
         nargs="*",
-        help="Plots file to visualize. Shows all plots by default.",
+        help="Files to visualize (supports any file, "
+        "even when not found as `plots` in `dvc.yaml`). "
+        "Shows all plots by default.",
         metavar="<path>",
     ).complete = completion.FILE
     plots_diff_parser.add_argument(