diff --git a/src/uu/basename/basename.md b/src/uu/basename/basename.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b17cac74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/basename/basename.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# basename
+
+```
+basename NAME [SUFFIX]
+basename OPTION... NAME...
+```
+
+Print NAME with any leading directory components removed
+If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX
diff --git a/src/uu/basename/src/basename.rs b/src/uu/basename/src/basename.rs
index 613c4d67c..ed7faee65 100644
--- a/src/uu/basename/src/basename.rs
+++ b/src/uu/basename/src/basename.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ use clap::{crate_version, Arg, ArgAction, Command};
 use std::path::{is_separator, PathBuf};
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{UResult, UUsageError};
-use uucore::format_usage;
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_usage};
 
-static ABOUT: &str = r#"Print NAME with any leading directory components removed
-If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX"#;
+static ABOUT: &str = help_about!("basename.md");
 
-const USAGE: &str = "{} NAME [SUFFIX]
-    {} OPTION... NAME...";
+const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("basename.md");
 
 pub mod options {
     pub static MULTIPLE: &str = "multiple";