Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/00_plugin_dir_template/README.template
===================================================================
--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/00_plugin_dir_template/README.template	(revision 29003)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/00_plugin_dir_template/README.template	(revision 29004)
@@ -24,5 +24,22 @@
 See build.xml in this directory and update the plugin specific properties in the
 configuration section.
-  
+
+To get an command overview run
+    > ant help
+
+To build the plugin run
+    > ant  dist
+
+To install the generated plugin locally (in you default plugin directory) run
+    > ant  install
+
+The generated plugin jar is not automatically available in JOSMs plugin configuration
+dialog. You have to check it in first.
+
+Use the ant target 'publish' to check in the plugin and make it available to other
+JOSM users:
+    set the properties commit.message and plugin.main.version
+and run
+    > ant  publish
 
 Maintaining versions
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/00_plugin_dir_template/build.xml
===================================================================
--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/00_plugin_dir_template/build.xml	(revision 29003)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/00_plugin_dir_template/build.xml	(revision 29004)
@@ -5,25 +5,9 @@
 ** Maintaining versions
 ** ====================
-** see README.template
+** See README.template
 **
 ** Usage
 ** =====
-** To build it run
-**
-**    > ant  dist
-**
-** To install the generated plugin locally (in you default plugin directory) run
-**
-**    > ant  install
-**
-** The generated plugin jar is not automatically available in JOSMs plugin configuration
-** dialog. You have to check it in first.
-**
-** Use the ant target 'publish' to check in the plugin and make it available to other
-** JOSM users:
-**    set the properties commit.message and plugin.main.version
-** and run
-**    > ant  publish
-**
+** Call "ant help" to get possible build targets.
 **
 -->
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/OsmInspectorPlugin/build.xml
===================================================================
--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/OsmInspectorPlugin/build.xml	(revision 29003)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/OsmInspectorPlugin/build.xml	(revision 29004)
@@ -1,31 +1,3 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-** This is a template build file for a JOSM  plugin.
-**
-** Maintaining versions
-** ====================
-** see README.template
-**
-** Usage
-** =====
-** To build it run
-**
-**    > ant  dist
-**
-** To install the generated plugin locally (in you default plugin directory) run
-**
-**    > ant  install
-**
-** The generated plugin jar is not automatically available in JOSMs plugin configuration
-** dialog. You have to check it in first.
-**
-** Use the ant target 'publish' to check in the plugin and make it available to other
-** JOSM users:
-**    set the properties commit.message and plugin.main.version
-** and run
-**    > ant  publish
-**
-**
--->
 <project name="OsmInspector" default="dist" basedir=".">
 
@@ -35,7 +7,4 @@
     <property name="plugin.main.version" value="4394"/>
 
-    <!-- Configure these properties (replace "..." accordingly).
-         See http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/DevelopersGuide/DevelopingPlugins
-    -->
     <property name="plugin.author" value="Nikhil Shirahatti"/>
     <property name="plugin.class" value="org.openstreetmap.josm.plugins.osminspector.OsmInspectorPlugin"/>
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/build-common.xml
===================================================================
--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/build-common.xml	(revision 29003)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/build-common.xml	(revision 29004)
@@ -279,4 +279,21 @@
         </java>
     </target>
+    <!--
+    ** shows a help text 
+    -->
+    <target name="help">
+        <echo>
+    You can use following targets:
+    * dist        This default target builds the plugin jar file
+    * clean       Cleanup automaticall created files
+    * publish     Checkin source code, build jar and checkin plugin jar
+                  (requires proper entry for SVN commit message!)
+    * install     Install the plugin in current system
+    * runjosm     Install plugin and start josm
+    * profilejosm Install plugin and start josm in profiling mode
+    
+    There are other targets, which usually should not be called manually.
+        </echo>
+    </target>
 </project>