@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func NewCmdStatus(name, baseCLIName, fullName string, f *clientcmd.Factory, out

 		Long:    fmt.Sprintf(statusLong, baseCLIName),

 		Example: fmt.Sprintf(statusExample, fullName),

 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {

-			err := opts.Complete(f, cmd, args, out)

+			err := opts.Complete(f, cmd, baseCLIName, args, out)

 			kcmdutil.CheckErr(err)

 			if err := opts.Validate(); err != nil {

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func NewCmdStatus(name, baseCLIName, fullName string, f *clientcmd.Factory, out

 }

 // Complete completes the options for the Openshift cli status command.

-func (o *StatusOptions) Complete(f *clientcmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, out io.Writer) error {

+func (o *StatusOptions) Complete(f *clientcmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, baseCLIName string, args []string, out io.Writer) error {

 	if len(args) > 0 {

 		return kcmdutil.UsageError(cmd, "no arguments should be provided")

 	}

@@ -116,12 +116,18 @@ func (o *StatusOptions) Complete(f *clientcmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args

 		o.namespace = namespace

 	}

+	if baseCLIName == "" {

+		baseCLIName = "oc"

+	}

+

 	o.describer = &describe.ProjectStatusDescriber{

 		K:       kclient,

 		C:       client,

 		Server:  config.Host,

 		Suggest: o.verbose,

+		CommandBaseName: baseCLIName,

+

 		// TODO: Remove these and reference them inside the markers using constants.

 		LogsCommandName:             o.logsCommandName,

 		SecurityPolicyCommandFormat: o.securityPolicyCommandFormat,

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ type ProjectStatusDescriber struct {

 	Server  string

 	Suggest bool

+	// root command used when calling this command

+	CommandBaseName string

+

 	LogsCommandName             string

 	SecurityPolicyCommandFormat string

 	SetProbeCommandName         string

@@ -311,20 +314,20 @@ func (d *ProjectStatusDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string) (string, error

 		switch {

 		case !d.Suggest && len(errorMarkers) > 0 && len(warningMarkers) > 0:

-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s and %s identified, use 'oc status -v' to see details.\n", errors, warnings)

+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s and %s identified, use '%[3]s status -v' to see details.\n", errors, warnings, d.CommandBaseName)

 		case !d.Suggest && len(errorMarkers) > 0 && errorSuggestions > 0:

-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s identified, use 'oc status -v' to see details.\n", errors)

+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s identified, use '%[2]s status -v' to see details.\n", errors, d.CommandBaseName)

 		case !d.Suggest && len(warningMarkers) > 0:

-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s identified, use 'oc status -v' to see details.\n", warnings)

+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s identified, use '%[2]s status -v' to see details.\n", warnings, d.CommandBaseName)

 		case (len(services) == 0) && (len(standaloneDCs) == 0) && (len(standaloneImages) == 0):

 			fmt.Fprintln(out, "You have no services, deployment configs, or build configs.")

-			fmt.Fprintln(out, "Run 'oc new-app' to create an application.")

+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Run '%[1]s new-app' to create an application.\n", d.CommandBaseName)

 		default:

-			fmt.Fprintln(out, "View details with 'oc describe <resource>/<name>' or list everything with 'oc get all'.")

+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "View details with '%[1]s describe <resource>/<name>' or list everything with '%[1]s get all'.\n", d.CommandBaseName)

 		}

 		return nil

@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestProjectStatus(t *testing.T) {

 			o.Add(obj)

 		}

 		oc, kc := testclient.NewFixtureClients(o)

-		d := ProjectStatusDescriber{C: oc, K: kc, Server: "https://example.com:8443", Suggest: true, LogsCommandName: "oc logs -p", SecurityPolicyCommandFormat: "policycommand %s %s"}

+		d := ProjectStatusDescriber{C: oc, K: kc, Server: "https://example.com:8443", Suggest: true, CommandBaseName: "oc", LogsCommandName: "oc logs -p", SecurityPolicyCommandFormat: "policycommand %s %s"}

 		out, err := d.Describe("example", "")

 		if !test.ErrFn(err) {

 			t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", k, err)

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ os::test::junit::declare_suite_end

 os::test::junit::declare_suite_start "cmd/basicresources/status"

 os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'openshift cli status -h' 'openshift cli describe buildConfig'

 os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'oc status -h' 'oc describe buildConfig'

+os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'oc status' 'oc new-app'

+os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'openshift cli status' 'openshift cli new-app'

 echo "status help output: ok"

 os::test::junit::declare_suite_end