diff --git a/conf/commitlog_archiving.properties b/conf/commitlog_archiving.properties
index be4692e48a..109a50b91d 100644
--- a/conf/commitlog_archiving.properties
+++ b/conf/commitlog_archiving.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # Command to execute to archive a commitlog segment
 # Parameters: %path => Fully qualified path of the segment to archive
 #             %name => Name of the commit log.
-# Example: archive_command=/bin/ln %path /backup/%name
+# Example: archive_command=/bin/cp -f %path /backup/%name
 #
 # Limitation: *_command= expects one command with arguments. STDOUT
 # and STDIN or multiple commands cannot be executed.  You might want
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ archive_command=
 # Command to execute to make an archived commitlog live again.
 # Parameters: %from is the full path to an archived commitlog segment (from restore_directories)
 #             %to is the live commitlog directory
-# Example: restore_command=cp -f %from %to
+# Example: restore_command=/bin/cp -f %from %to
 restore_command=
 
 # Directory to scan the recovery files in.