diff --git a/godoc-current.txt b/godoc-current.txt
index edd42feb88..aa3ca2d73c 100644
--- a/godoc-current.txt
+++ b/godoc-current.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ COPYRIGHT:
     cli.go uses text/template to render templates. You can render custom help
     text by setting this variable.
 
+var ShowAppHelp = showAppHelp
+    ShowAppHelp is an action that displays the help
+
+var ShowCommandHelp = showCommandHelp
+    ShowCommandHelp prints help for the given command
+
+var ShowSubcommandHelp = showSubcommandHelp
+    ShowSubcommandHelp prints help for the given subcommand
+
 var SubcommandHelpTemplate = `NAME:
    {{template "helpNameTemplate" .}}
 
@@ -195,22 +204,13 @@ func HandleExitCoder(err error)
 
     This function is the default error-handling behavior for an App.
 
-func ShowAppHelp(cmd *Command) error
-    ShowAppHelp is an action that displays the help.
-
 func ShowAppHelpAndExit(cmd *Command, exitCode int)
     ShowAppHelpAndExit - Prints the list of subcommands for the app and exits
     with exit code.
 
-func ShowCommandHelp(ctx context.Context, cmd *Command, commandName string) error
-    ShowCommandHelp prints help for the given command
-
 func ShowCommandHelpAndExit(ctx context.Context, cmd *Command, command string, code int)
     ShowCommandHelpAndExit - exits with code after showing help
 
-func ShowSubcommandHelp(cmd *Command) error
-    ShowSubcommandHelp prints help for the given subcommand
-
 func ShowSubcommandHelpAndExit(cmd *Command, exitCode int)
     ShowSubcommandHelpAndExit - Prints help for the given subcommand and exits
     with exit code.
diff --git a/help.go b/help.go
index c039a5d02b..42e14a854d 100644
--- a/help.go
+++ b/help.go
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ var HelpPrinterCustom helpPrinterCustom = printHelpCustom
 // VersionPrinter prints the version for the App
 var VersionPrinter = printVersion
 
+// ShowAppHelp is an action that displays the help
+var ShowAppHelp = showAppHelp
+
+// ShowCommandHelp prints help for the given command
+var ShowCommandHelp = showCommandHelp
+
+// ShowSubcommandHelp prints help for the given subcommand
+var ShowSubcommandHelp = showSubcommandHelp
+
 func buildHelpCommand(withAction bool) *Command {
 	cmd := &Command{
 		Name:      helpName,
@@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ func ShowAppHelpAndExit(cmd *Command, exitCode int) {
 }
 
 // ShowAppHelp is an action that displays the help.
-func ShowAppHelp(cmd *Command) error {
+func showAppHelp(cmd *Command) error {
 	tmpl := cmd.CustomRootCommandHelpTemplate
 	if tmpl == "" {
 		tracef("using RootCommandHelpTemplate")
@@ -270,8 +279,7 @@ func ShowCommandHelpAndExit(ctx context.Context, cmd *Command, command string, c
 	os.Exit(code)
 }
 
-// ShowCommandHelp prints help for the given command
-func ShowCommandHelp(ctx context.Context, cmd *Command, commandName string) error {
+func showCommandHelp(ctx context.Context, cmd *Command, commandName string) error {
 	for _, subCmd := range cmd.Commands {
 		if !subCmd.HasName(commandName) {
 			continue
@@ -322,8 +330,7 @@ func ShowSubcommandHelpAndExit(cmd *Command, exitCode int) {
 	os.Exit(exitCode)
 }
 
-// ShowSubcommandHelp prints help for the given subcommand
-func ShowSubcommandHelp(cmd *Command) error {
+func showSubcommandHelp(cmd *Command) error {
 	HelpPrinter(cmd.Root().Writer, SubcommandHelpTemplate, cmd)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt b/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
index edd42feb88..aa3ca2d73c 100644
--- a/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
+++ b/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ COPYRIGHT:
     cli.go uses text/template to render templates. You can render custom help
     text by setting this variable.
 
+var ShowAppHelp = showAppHelp
+    ShowAppHelp is an action that displays the help
+
+var ShowCommandHelp = showCommandHelp
+    ShowCommandHelp prints help for the given command
+
+var ShowSubcommandHelp = showSubcommandHelp
+    ShowSubcommandHelp prints help for the given subcommand
+
 var SubcommandHelpTemplate = `NAME:
    {{template "helpNameTemplate" .}}
 
@@ -195,22 +204,13 @@ func HandleExitCoder(err error)
 
     This function is the default error-handling behavior for an App.
 
-func ShowAppHelp(cmd *Command) error
-    ShowAppHelp is an action that displays the help.
-
 func ShowAppHelpAndExit(cmd *Command, exitCode int)
     ShowAppHelpAndExit - Prints the list of subcommands for the app and exits
     with exit code.
 
-func ShowCommandHelp(ctx context.Context, cmd *Command, commandName string) error
-    ShowCommandHelp prints help for the given command
-
 func ShowCommandHelpAndExit(ctx context.Context, cmd *Command, command string, code int)
     ShowCommandHelpAndExit - exits with code after showing help
 
-func ShowSubcommandHelp(cmd *Command) error
-    ShowSubcommandHelp prints help for the given subcommand
-
 func ShowSubcommandHelpAndExit(cmd *Command, exitCode int)
     ShowSubcommandHelpAndExit - Prints help for the given subcommand and exits
     with exit code.