Index: etc/rc.d/sshd
===================================================================
--- etc/rc.d/sshd
+++ etc/rc.d/sshd
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="sshd"
+desc="Secure Shell Daemon"
 rcvar="sshd_enable"
 command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 keygen_cmd="sshd_keygen"
Index: etc/rc.subr
===================================================================
--- etc/rc.subr
+++ etc/rc.subr
@@ -802,6 +802,10 @@
 #
 #	enabled		Return true if the service is enabled.
 #
+#	describe	Show the service's description
+#
+#	extracommands	Show the service's extra commands
+#
 #	Variables available to methods, and after run_rc_command() has
 #	completed:
 #
@@ -870,7 +874,7 @@
 	eval _override_command=\$${name}_program
 	command=${_override_command:-$command}
 
-	_keywords="start stop restart rcvar enabled $extra_commands"
+	_keywords="start stop restart rcvar enabled describe extracommands $extra_commands"
 	rc_pid=
 	_pidcmd=
 	_procname=${procname:-${command}}
@@ -952,6 +956,16 @@
 
 		case "$rc_arg" in	# default operations...
 
+		describe)
+			if [ -n "$desc" ]; then
+				echo "$desc"
+			fi
+			;;
+		
+		extracommands)
+			echo "$extra_commands"
+			;;
+
 		status)
 			_run_rc_precmd || return 1
 			if [ -n "$rc_pid" ]; then