diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
index 9b9a283825..c7fcc6835e 100644
--- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
+++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
@@ -16,6 +16,27 @@ didn't include with OS X.
     Prints extra, command-specific debugging information.
     Note that `brew -v` by itself is the same as `brew --version`.
 
+## ESSENTIAL COMMANDS
+
+For the full command list, see the COMMANDS section.
+
+  * `install` <formula>:
+    Install <formula>.
+
+  * `remove` <formula>:
+    Uninstall <formula>.
+
+  * `update`:
+    Fetch the newest version of Homebrew from GitHub using `git`(1).
+
+  * `list`:
+    List all installed formulae.
+
+  * `search`, `-S` <text>|/<text>/:
+    Perform a substring search of formula names for <text>. If <text> is
+    surrounded with slashes, then it is interpreted as a regular expression.
+    If no search term is given, all available formula are displayed.
+
 ## COMMANDS
 
   * `-v`, `--version`:
diff --git a/share/man/man1/brew.1 b/share/man/man1/brew.1
index 1a811bd22f..c2fd97f19b 100644
--- a/share/man/man1/brew.1
+++ b/share/man/man1/brew.1
@@ -21,6 +21,29 @@ Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple di
 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR command [options] [formula] \.\.\.
 Prints extra, command\-specific debugging information\. Note that \fBbrew \-v\fR by itself is the same as \fBbrew \-\-version\fR\.
 .
+.SH "ESSENTIAL COMMANDS"
+For the full command list, see the COMMANDS section\.
+.
+.TP
+\fBinstall\fR \fIformula\fR
+Install \fIformula\fR\.
+.
+.TP
+\fBremove\fR \fIformula\fR
+Uninstall \fIformula\fR\.
+.
+.TP
+\fBupdate\fR
+Fetch the newest version of Homebrew from GitHub using \fBgit\fR(1)\.
+.
+.TP
+\fBlist\fR
+List all installed formulae\.
+.
+.TP
+\fBsearch\fR, \fB\-S\fR \fItext\fR|/\fItext\fR/
+Perform a substring search of formula names for \fItext\fR\. If \fItext\fR is surrounded with slashes, then it is interpreted as a regular expression\. If no search term is given, all available formula are displayed\.
+.
 .SH "COMMANDS"
 .
 .TP