diff --git a/src/uu/unexpand/src/unexpand.rs b/src/uu/unexpand/src/unexpand.rs
index df2348a8c91..da60aa1c2b2 100644
--- a/src/uu/unexpand/src/unexpand.rs
+++ b/src/uu/unexpand/src/unexpand.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ use std::str::from_utf8;
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthChar;
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{FromIo, UError, UResult};
-use uucore::{crash, crash_if_err, format_usage};
+use uucore::{crash, crash_if_err, format_usage, help_about, help_usage};
 
-static USAGE: &str = "{} [OPTION]... [FILE]...";
-static ABOUT: &str = "Convert blanks in each FILE to tabs, writing to standard output.\n\n\
-                      With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.";
+const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("unexpand.md");
+const ABOUT: &str = help_about!("unexpand.md");
 
 const DEFAULT_TABSTOP: usize = 8;
 
diff --git a/src/uu/unexpand/unexpand.md b/src/uu/unexpand/unexpand.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fc69b93a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/unexpand/unexpand.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# unexpand
+
+```
+unexpand [OPTION]... [FILE]...
+```
+
+Convert blanks in each `FILE` to tabs, writing to standard output.
+With no `FILE`, or when `FILE` is `-`, read standard input.