diff --git a/messages/config.get.md b/messages/config.get.md
index 26392c71..87fe76b9 100644
--- a/messages/config.get.md
+++ b/messages/config.get.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ Get the value of a configuration variable.
 
 # description
 
-Run "sf config list" to see all the configuration variables you've set. Global configuration variable are always displayed; local ones are displayed if you run the command in a project directory. Run "sf config set" to set a configuration variable.
+Run "sf config list" to see the configuration variables you've already set and their level (local or global).
 
-For the full list of available configuration variables, see https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_setup.meta/sfdx_setup/sfdx_dev_cli_config_values.htm.
+Run "sf config set" to set a configuration variable. For the full list of available configuration variables, see https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_setup.meta/sfdx_setup/sfdx_dev_cli_config_values.htm.
 
 # examples
 
diff --git a/messages/config.list.md b/messages/config.list.md
index bd713a75..ee34574e 100644
--- a/messages/config.list.md
+++ b/messages/config.list.md
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ List the configuration variables that you've previously set.
 
 # description
 
-Global configuration variables apply to any Salesforce DX project and are always displayed. If you run this command from a project directory, local configuration variables are also displayed.
+A config variable can be global or local, depending on whether you used the --global flag when you set it. Local config variables apply only to the current project and take precedence over global config variables, which apply to all projects. Both global and local config variables take precedence over their equivalent environment variables.
+
+The output of this command takes into account your current context. For example, let's say you run this command from a Salesforce DX project in which you've locally set the "target-org" config variable. The command displays this local value, even if you've also set "target-org" globally. If you haven't set the config variable locally, then the global value is displayed if set. If you set the SF_TARGET_ORG environment variable, but not "target-org" either globally or locally, then the environment variable value is displayed.
 
 For the full list of available configuration variables, see https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_setup.meta/sfdx_setup/sfdx_dev_cli_config_values.htm.
 
 # examples
 
-- List both global configuration variables and those local to your project:
+- List the global and local configuration variables that apply to your current context:
 
   $ <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %>
diff --git a/messages/config.set.md b/messages/config.set.md
index 6f96a6d7..bb9537e4 100644
--- a/messages/config.set.md
+++ b/messages/config.set.md
@@ -16,25 +16,23 @@ The resolution order if you've set a flag value in multiple ways is as follows:
 
 Run "sf config list" to see the configuration variables you've already set and their level (local or global).
 
+If you're setting a single config variable, you don't need to use an equal sign between the variable and value. But you must use the equal sign if setting multiple config variables.
+
 For the full list of available configuration variables, see https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_setup.meta/sfdx_setup/sfdx_dev_cli_config_values.htm.
 
 # examples
 
 - Set the local target-org configuration variable to an org username:
 
-  <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> target-org=me@my.org
+  <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> target-org me@my.org
 
 - Set the local target-org configuration variable to an alias:
 
-  <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> target-org=my-scratch-org
-
-- Set the global target-org configuration variable:
-
-  <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> --global target-org=my-scratch-org
+  <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> target-org my-scratch-org
 
-- Set a single configuration variable without using an equal sign; this syntax doesn't work when setting multiple configuration variables:
+- Set the global target-org and target-dev-hub configuration variables using aliases:
 
-  <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> target-org me@my.com
+  <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> --global target-org=my-scratch-org target-dev-hub=my-dev-hub
 
 # flags.global.summary
 
diff --git a/messages/config.unset.md b/messages/config.unset.md
index 14844829..ee5faa9d 100644
--- a/messages/config.unset.md
+++ b/messages/config.unset.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For the full list of available configuration variables, see https://developer.sa
 
 # flags.global.summary
 
-Unset the configuration variables globally, so they can no longer be used from any Salesforce DX project.
+Unset the configuration variables globally.
 
 # error.NoConfigKeysFound