diff --git a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/debug.go b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/debug.go
index de25e03ada56..af7e8628c21e 100644
--- a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/debug.go
+++ b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/debug.go
@@ -263,6 +263,17 @@ func (o *DebugOptions) Complete(cmd *cobra.Command, f *clientcmd.Factory, args [
 	o.AsNonRoot = !o.AsRoot && cmd.Flag("as-root").Changed
 
 	if len(o.Attach.ContainerName) == 0 && len(pod.Spec.Containers) > 0 {
+		fullCmdName := ""
+		cmdParent := cmd.Parent()
+		if cmdParent != nil {
+			fullCmdName = cmdParent.CommandPath()
+		}
+
+		if len(fullCmdName) > 0 && kcmdutil.IsSiblingCommandExists(cmd, "describe") {
+			fmt.Fprintf(o.Attach.Err, "Defaulting container name to %s.\n", pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name)
+			fmt.Fprintf(o.Attach.Err, "Use '%s describe pod/%s -n %s' to see all of the containers in this pod.\n", fullCmdName, pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
+		}
+
 		glog.V(4).Infof("Defaulting container name to %s", pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name)
 		o.Attach.ContainerName = pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsh.go b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsh.go
index 0d622d748c34..b9f0fb85ae64 100644
--- a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsh.go
+++ b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsh.go
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ func (o *RshOptions) Complete(f *clientcmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 	o.PodClient = client.Core()
 
 	o.PodName, err = f.PodForResource(resource, time.Duration(o.Timeout)*time.Second)
+
+	fullCmdName := ""
+	cmdParent := cmd.Parent()
+	if cmdParent != nil {
+		fullCmdName = cmdParent.CommandPath()
+	}
+	if len(fullCmdName) > 0 && kcmdutil.IsSiblingCommandExists(cmd, "describe") {
+		o.ExecOptions.SuggestedCmdUsage = fmt.Sprintf("Use '%s describe pod/%s -n %s' to see all of the containers in this pod.", fullCmdName, o.PodName, o.Namespace)
+	}
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsync/execremote.go b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsync/execremote.go
index 93fbbcdabc5a..595f88afe983 100644
--- a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsync/execremote.go
+++ b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsync/execremote.go
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import (
 
 // remoteExecutor will execute commands on a given pod/container by using the kube Exec command
 type remoteExecutor struct {
-	Namespace     string
-	PodName       string
-	ContainerName string
-	Client        kclientset.Interface
-	Config        *restclient.Config
+	Namespace         string
+	PodName           string
+	ContainerName     string
+	SuggestedCmdUsage string
+	Client            kclientset.Interface
+	Config            *restclient.Config
 }
 
 // Ensure it implements the executor interface
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ func (e *remoteExecutor) Execute(command []string, in io.Reader, out, errOut io.
 			Err:           errOut,
 			Stdin:         in != nil,
 		},
-		Executor:  &kubecmd.DefaultRemoteExecutor{},
-		PodClient: e.Client.Core(),
-		Config:    e.Config,
-		Command:   command,
+		SuggestedCmdUsage: e.SuggestedCmdUsage,
+		Executor:          &kubecmd.DefaultRemoteExecutor{},
+		PodClient:         e.Client.Core(),
+		Config:            e.Config,
+		Command:           command,
 	}
 	err := execOptions.Validate()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -66,10 +68,11 @@ func newRemoteExecutor(f *clientcmd.Factory, o *RsyncOptions) (executor, error)
 	}
 
 	return &remoteExecutor{
-		Namespace:     o.Namespace,
-		PodName:       o.PodName(),
-		ContainerName: o.ContainerName,
-		Config:        config,
-		Client:        client,
+		Namespace:         o.Namespace,
+		PodName:           o.PodName(),
+		ContainerName:     o.ContainerName,
+		SuggestedCmdUsage: o.SuggestedCmdUsage,
+		Config:            config,
+		Client:            client,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsync/rsync.go b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsync/rsync.go
index d6368b82d1dc..7476a7e0237b 100644
--- a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsync/rsync.go
+++ b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/rsync/rsync.go
@@ -70,15 +70,16 @@ type podChecker interface {
 
 // RsyncOptions holds the options to execute the sync command
 type RsyncOptions struct {
-	Namespace     string
-	ContainerName string
-	Source        *pathSpec
-	Destination   *pathSpec
-	Strategy      copyStrategy
-	StrategyName  string
-	Quiet         bool
-	Delete        bool
-	Watch         bool
+	Namespace         string
+	ContainerName     string
+	Source            *pathSpec
+	Destination       *pathSpec
+	Strategy          copyStrategy
+	StrategyName      string
+	Quiet             bool
+	Delete            bool
+	Watch             bool
+	SuggestedCmdUsage string
 
 	RsyncInclude  []string
 	RsyncExclude  []string
@@ -214,6 +215,16 @@ func (o *RsyncOptions) Complete(f *clientcmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 		return err
 	}
 
+	fullCmdName := ""
+	cmdParent := cmd.Parent()
+	if cmdParent != nil {
+		fullCmdName = cmdParent.CommandPath()
+	}
+
+	if len(fullCmdName) > 0 && kcmdutil.IsSiblingCommandExists(cmd, "describe") {
+		o.SuggestedCmdUsage = fmt.Sprintf("Use '%s describe pod/%s -n %s' to see all of the containers in this pod.", fullCmdName, o.PodName(), o.Namespace)
+	}
+
 	o.Strategy, err = o.determineStrategy(f, cmd, o.StrategyName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err