diff --git a/bin/shutdown_commands.txt b/bin/shutdown_commands.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4397749d23..0000000000
--- a/bin/shutdown_commands.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-; You can place simulator console commands here to execute when the simulator is shut down
-; e.g. show stats
-; Lines starting with ; are comments
diff --git a/bin/shutdown_commands.txt.example b/bin/shutdown_commands.txt.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc07dc93db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/shutdown_commands.txt.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+; Copy this file to shutdown_commands.txt to execute region console commands when the simulator is asked to shut down
+; e.g. show stats
+; Lines that start with ; are comments
diff --git a/bin/startup_commands.txt b/bin/startup_commands.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1abfa64c87..0000000000
--- a/bin/startup_commands.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-; You can place region console commands here to execute once the simulator has finished starting up 
-; e.g. show stats
-; Lines start with ; are comments.
diff --git a/bin/startup_commands.txt.example b/bin/startup_commands.txt.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..677109c5a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/startup_commands.txt.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+; Copy this file to startup_commands.txt to run region console commands once the simulator has finished starting up
+; e.g. show stats
+; Lines that start with ; are comments.