diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index 6ff5c2cc06..c2f45da4a4 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ participating.
 		Action:    importChain,
 		Name:      "import",
 		Usage:     "Import a blockchain file",
-		ArgsUsage: "<filename>",
+		ArgsUsage: "<filename> (<filename 2> ... <filename N>) ",
 		Category:  "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
-TODO: Please write this
+The import command imports blocks from an RLP-encoded form. The form can be one file 
+with several RLP-encoded blocks, or several files can be used. 
+If only one file is used, import error will result in failure. If several files are used, 
+processing will proceed even if an individual RLP-file import failure occurs.   
 `,
 	}
 	exportCommand = cli.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index adc18a2030..04db9a16f3 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ var (
 		Name:  "fakepow",
 		Usage: "Disables proof-of-work verification",
 	}
-
+	NoCompactionFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "nocompaction",
+		Usage: "Disables db compaction after import",
+	}
 	// RPC settings
 	RPCEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "rpc",