@@ -4698,6 +4698,7 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
 	"\t            [:size=#entries]\n"
 	"\t            [:pause][:continue][:clear]\n"
 	"\t            [:name=histname1]\n"
+	"\t            [:<handler>.<action>]\n"
 	"\t            [if <filter>]\n\n"
 	"\t    When a matching event is hit, an entry is added to a hash\n"
 	"\t    table using the key(s) and value(s) named, and the value of a\n"

@@ -4739,7 +4740,16 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
 	"\t    The enable_hist and disable_hist triggers can be used to\n"
 	"\t    have one event conditionally start and stop another event's\n"
 	"\t    already-attached hist trigger.  The syntax is analagous to\n"
-	"\t    the enable_event and disable_event triggers.\n"
+	"\t    the enable_event and disable_event triggers.\n\n"
+	"\t    Hist trigger handlers and actions are executed whenever a\n"
+	"\t    a histogram entry is added or updated.  They take the form:\n\n"
+	"\t        <handler>.<action>\n\n"
+	"\t    The available handlers are:\n\n"
+	"\t        onmatch(matching.event)  - invoke on addition or update\n"
+	"\t        onmax(var)               - invoke if var exceeds current max\n\n"
+	"\t    The available actions are:\n\n"
+	"\t        <synthetic_event>(param list)        - generate synthetic event\n"
+	"\t        save(field,...)                      - save current event fields\n"
 #endif
 ;