diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index e0f3983..f7c6fc3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Minor changes:
 - Added additional exception handling of defined errors to fuzzer, to allow fuzzer to explore deeper
 - Added more instrumentation to fuzz-harness
 - Rename "contributor" to "collaborator" in documentation
+- Correct the outdated "icalendar view myfile.ics" command in documentation. #588
 - Update GitHub Actions steps versions
 
 Breaking changes:
diff --git a/docs/cli.rst b/docs/cli.rst
index f86b7f9..941f950 100644
--- a/docs/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/cli.rst
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ option::
 view
 ----
 
-Use the ``view`` subcommand for a human readable summary of an event::
+To output a human readable summary of an event::
 
-    $ icalendar view myfile.ics
+    $ icalendar myfile.ics
 
 The output will look something like this::
 
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ To use this in terminal based e-mail clients like mutt, add a new mime type (as
 root)::
 
     # cat << EOF > /usr/lib/mime/packages/icalendar
-    text/calendar; icalendar view '%s'; copiousoutput; description=iCalendar text; priority=2
+    text/calendar; icalendar '%s'; copiousoutput; description=iCalendar text; priority=2
     EOF
     # update-mime