diff --git a/docs/scripting.xml b/docs/scripting.xml
index 3b4e5d549..873115984 100644
--- a/docs/scripting.xml
+++ b/docs/scripting.xml
@@ -1062,12 +1062,12 @@ local server_name = stdnse.get_script_args("xmpp-info.server_name")
       table named after the script. Arguments used by libraries, which can
       affect many scripts, usually have names beginning with the name of the
       library, like <literal>smbuser</literal> and
-      <literal>snmpcommunity</literal>.
+      <literal>creds.snmp</literal>.
       </para>
       <para>
       The online NSE Documentation Portal at <ulink
       url="https://nmap.org/nsedoc/"/> lists the arguments that each script
-      accepts.
+      accepts, including any library arguments that may influence the script.
       </para>
     </sect2>
 
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ local server_name = stdnse.get_script_args("xmpp-info.server_name")
         <varlistentry>
           <term>
           <indexterm><primary><option>--script-args</option></primary><secondary>example of</secondary></indexterm>
-          <command>nmap --script snmp-sysdescr --script-args snmpcommunity=admin example.com</command></term>
+          <command>nmap --script snmp-sysdescr --script-args creds.snmp=admin example.com</command></term>
           <listitem>
           <para>Run an individual script that takes a script
           argument.</para>
diff --git a/scripts/snmp-hh3c-logins.nse b/scripts/snmp-hh3c-logins.nse
index 37f9882e8..b6522e13c 100644
--- a/scripts/snmp-hh3c-logins.nse
+++ b/scripts/snmp-hh3c-logins.nse
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ http://grutztopia.jingojango.net/2012/10/hph3c-and-huawei-snmp-weak-access-to.ht
 
 ---
 -- @usage
--- nmap -sU -p 161 --script snmp-hh3c-logins --script-args snmpcommunity=<community> <target>
+-- nmap -sU -p 161 --script snmp-hh3c-logins --script-args creds.snmp=<community> <target>
 --
 -- @output
 -- | snmp-hh3c-logins:
diff --git a/scripts/snmp-ios-config.nse b/scripts/snmp-ios-config.nse
index 60db26408..aa3419c53 100644
--- a/scripts/snmp-ios-config.nse
+++ b/scripts/snmp-ios-config.nse
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Attempts to downloads Cisco router IOS configuration files using SNMP RW (v1) an
 
 ---
 -- @usage
--- nmap -sU -p 161 --script snmp-ios-config --script-args snmpcommunity=<community> <target>
+-- nmap -sU -p 161 --script snmp-ios-config --script-args creds.snmp=<community> <target>
 --
 -- @output
 -- | snmp-ios-config: