diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1157,7 +1157,8 @@
 def bundle(ui, repo, fname, dest=None, **opts):
     """create a bundle file
 
-    Generate a bundle file containing data to be added to a repository.
+    Generate a bundle file containing data to be added to the
+    destination/[DEST] which is probably a repository.
 
     To create a bundle containing all changesets, use -a/--all
     (or --base null). Otherwise, hg assumes the destination will have