diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/auxv.py b/pwndbg/commands/auxv.py
index b2263705b..26cfe60e4 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/auxv.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/auxv.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import pwndbg.commands
 @pwndbg.commands.ParsedCommand
 @pwndbg.commands.OnlyWhenRunning
 def auxv():
+    """
+    Print information from the Auxiliary ELF Vector.
+    """
     for k,v in pwndbg.auxv.get().items():
         if v is not None:
             print(k.ljust(24), v if not isinstance(v, (long, int)) else pwndbg.chain.format(v))
diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/context.py b/pwndbg/commands/context.py
index 705951b92..5717d1a4d 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/context.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/context.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import pwndbg.vmmap
 @pwndbg.commands.ParsedCommand
 @pwndbg.commands.OnlyWhenRunning
 def context(*args):
+    """
+    Print out the current register, instruction, and stack context.
+    """
     if len(args) == 0:
         args = ['reg','code','stack','backtrace']
 
diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/dt.py b/pwndbg/commands/dt.py
index 497d76b7f..1894354f7 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/dt.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/dt.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ import pwndbg.vmmap
 @pwndbg.commands.Command
 @pwndbg.commands.OnlyWhenRunning
 def dt(typename, address=None):
+    """
+    Dump out information on a type (e.g. ucontext_t).
+
+    Optionally overlay that information at an address.
+    """
     if address is not None:
         address = pwndbg.commands.fix(address)
     print(pwndbg.dt.dt(typename, addr=address))
diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/hexdump.py b/pwndbg/commands/hexdump.py
index 8ebcd8653..d4abc14e2 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/hexdump.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/hexdump.py
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ import pwndbg.regs
 @pwndbg.commands.ParsedCommand
 @pwndbg.commands.OnlyWhenRunning
 def hexdump(address=None, count=64):
-    """Hexdumps some data"""
+    """
+    Hexdumps data at the specified address.
+    Optionally provide the number of bytes to dump (default 64)
+
+    Note that repeating rows are collapsed.
+    """
     address = int(address or pwndbg.regs.sp)
     count   = int(count)
 
diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/ida.py b/pwndbg/commands/ida.py
index 2153096f9..59c6f979b 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/ida.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/ida.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import pwndbg.regs
 @pwndbg.commands.OnlyWhenRunning
 @pwndbg.events.stop
 def j(*args):
+    """
+    Synchronize IDA's cursor with GDB
+    """
     pc = int(gdb.selected_frame().pc())
     pwndbg.ida.Jump(pc)
 
@@ -15,12 +18,17 @@ def j(*args):
 if pwndbg.ida.available():
     @pwndbg.commands.Command
     @pwndbg.commands.OnlyWhenRunning
-    def up():
+    def up(n=1):
+        """
+        Select and print stack frame that called this one.
+        An argument says how many frames up to go.
+        """
         f = gdb.selected_frame()
-        o = f.older()
 
-        if o:
-            o.select()
+        for i in range(n):
+            o = f.older()
+            if o:
+                o.select()
 
         bt = pwndbg.commands.context.context_backtrace(with_banner=False)
         print('\n'.join(bt))
@@ -29,12 +37,17 @@ if pwndbg.ida.available():
 
     @pwndbg.commands.Command
     @pwndbg.commands.OnlyWhenRunning
-    def down():
+    def down(n=1):
+        """
+        Select and print stack frame called by this one.
+        An argument says how many frames down to go.
+        """
         f = gdb.selected_frame()
-        o = f.newer()
 
-        if o:
-            o.select()
+        for i in range(n):
+            o = f.older()
+            if o:
+                o.select()
 
         bt = pwndbg.commands.context.context_backtrace(with_banner=False)
         print('\n'.join(bt))
diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/nearpc.py b/pwndbg/commands/nearpc.py
index 52d0ff387..af311d5f4 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/nearpc.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/nearpc.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import pwndbg.vmmap
 @pwndbg.commands.ParsedCommand
 @pwndbg.commands.OnlyWhenRunning
 def nearpc(pc=None, lines=None, to_string=False):
+    """
+    Disassemble near a specified address.
+    """
     # Fix the case where we only have one argument, and
     # it's a small value.
     if lines is None and (pc is None or int(pc) < 0x100):