diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/commands/e2e-long.md b/packages/angular/cli/commands/e2e-long.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..028becbcde67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/commands/e2e-long.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Must be executed from within a workspace directory.
+When a project name is not supplied, the configured default e2e project of the workspace is used.
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diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/commands/e2e.json b/packages/angular/cli/commands/e2e.json
index 5dd23c01dfe7..073fdff3a684 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/commands/e2e.json
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/commands/e2e.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema",
   "$id": "ng-cli://commands/e2e.json",
   "description": "Builds and serves an Angular app, and runs end-to-end tests using Protractor.",
-  "$longDescription": "Must be executed from within a workspace directory.\n When a project name is not supplied, the configured default e2e project of the workspace is used.",
+  "$longDescription": "./e2e-long.md",
 
   "$aliases": [ "e" ],
   "$scope": "in",