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@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ Command: `consul kv get`
 The `kv get` command is used to retrieve the value from Consul's KV
 store at the given key name. If no key exists with that name, an error is
 returned. If a key exists with that name but has no data, nothing is returned.
-If the name or prefix is omitted, it defaults to "" which is the root of the
-KV store.
+A key name or prefix is required.
 
 ## Usage