diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/def.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/def.rs
index 63d07c4225..2cb64739c7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/def.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/def.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
-use nu_protocol::{Category, PipelineData, Signature, SyntaxShape};
+use nu_protocol::{Category, Example, PipelineData, Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Def;
@@ -35,4 +35,19 @@ impl Command for Def {
     ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
         Ok(PipelineData::new(call.head))
     }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Define a command and run it",
+                example: r#"def say-hi [] { echo 'hi' }; say-hi"#,
+                result: Some(Value::test_string("hi")),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Define a command and run it with parameter(s)",
+                example: r#"def say-sth [sth: string] { echo $sth }; say-sth hi"#,
+                result: Some(Value::test_string("hi")),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/do_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/do_.rs
index 8d2a87e329..d5a5ffa9d7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/do_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/do_.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use nu_engine::{eval_block, CallExt};
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{CaptureBlock, Command, EngineState, Stack};
-use nu_protocol::{Category, PipelineData, Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Category, Example, PipelineData, Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Do;
@@ -95,4 +95,19 @@ impl Command for Do {
             result
         }
     }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Run the block",
+                example: r#"do { echo hello }"#,
+                result: Some(Value::test_string("hello")),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Run the block and ignore errors",
+                example: r#"do -i { thisisnotarealcommand }"#,
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/cp.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/cp.rs
index fa05bb5724..f835716c52 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/cp.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/cp.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use nu_engine::CallExt;
 use nu_path::canonicalize_with;
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
-use nu_protocol::{Category, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Spanned, SyntaxShape};
+use nu_protocol::{Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Spanned, SyntaxShape};
 
 use crate::filesystem::util::FileStructure;
 
@@ -177,6 +177,21 @@ impl Command for Cp {
         Ok(PipelineData::new(call.head))
     }
 
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Copy myfile to dir_b",
+                example: "cp myfile dir_b",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Recursively copy dir_a to dir_b",
+                example: "cp -r dir_a dir_b",
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+
     //     let mut sources =
     //         glob::glob(&source.to_string_lossy()).map_or_else(|_| Vec::new(), Iterator::collect);
     //     if sources.is_empty() {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
index 7fa545b358..49f426e63c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use nu_engine::CallExt;
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
 use nu_protocol::{
-    Category, DataSource, IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData,
+    Category, DataSource, Example, IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData,
     PipelineMetadata, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Value,
 };
 use pathdiff::diff_paths;
@@ -205,6 +205,26 @@ impl Command for Ls {
                 engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
             ))
     }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "List all files in the current directory",
+                example: "ls",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "List all files in a subdirectory",
+                example: "ls subdir",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "List all rust files",
+                example: "ls *.rs",
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
+    }
 }
 
 fn permission_denied(dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mkdir.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mkdir.rs
index fdf05bf1e8..e5806a4885 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mkdir.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mkdir.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use nu_engine::CallExt;
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
 use nu_protocol::{
-    Category, IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, SyntaxShape,
-    Value,
+    Category, Example, IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature,
+    SyntaxShape, Value,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -77,4 +77,19 @@ impl Command for Mkdir {
             .into_iter()
             .into_pipeline_data(engine_state.ctrlc.clone()))
     }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Make a directory named foo",
+                example: "mkdir foo",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Make multiple directories and show the paths created",
+                example: "mkdir -s foo/bar foo2",
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mv.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mv.rs
index 1ac13a5081..66316f3fc8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mv.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ use nu_engine::env::current_dir;
 use nu_engine::CallExt;
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
-use nu_protocol::{Category, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape,
+};
 
 const GLOB_PARAMS: glob::MatchOptions = glob::MatchOptions {
     case_sensitive: true,
@@ -129,6 +131,26 @@ impl Command for Mv {
 
         Ok(PipelineData::new(call.head))
     }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Rename a file",
+                example: "mv before.txt after.txt",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Move a file into a directory",
+                example: "mv test.txt my/subdirectory",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Move many files into a directory",
+                example: "mv *.txt my/subdirectory",
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
+    }
 }
 
 fn move_file(