diff --git a/storage/transfer_service/aws_request.py b/storage/transfer_service/aws_request.py
index e1e4d4eba02..ef6f6e6fa00 100644
--- a/storage/transfer_service/aws_request.py
+++ b/storage/transfer_service/aws_request.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 # Copyright 2015, Google, Inc.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -10,20 +12,26 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
+
 # [START all]
+"""Command-line sample that creates a one-time transfer from Amazon S3 to
+Google Cloud Storage.
+
+This sample is used on this page:
+
+    https://cloud.google.com/storage/transfer/create-transfer
+
+For more information, see README.md.
+"""
+
 import argparse
 import datetime
 import json
-import logging
 
 from apiclient import discovery
 from oauth2client.client import GoogleCredentials
 
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-
-
 # [START main]
 def main(description, project_id, day, month, year, hours, minutes,
          source_bucket, access_key, secret_access_key, sink_bucket):
@@ -69,13 +77,14 @@ def main(description, project_id, day, month, year, hours, minutes,
     }
 
     result = storagetransfer.transferJobs().create(body=transfer_job).execute()
-    logging.info('Returned transferJob: %s', json.dumps(result, indent=4))
+    print('Returned transferJob: {}'.format(
+        json.dumps(result, indent=4)))
 # [END main]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description='Create a one-off transfer from Amazon S3 to Google Cloud '
-        'Storage.')
+        description=__doc__,
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument('description', help='Transfer description.')
     parser.add_argument('project_id', help='Your Google Cloud project ID.')
     parser.add_argument('date', help='Date YYYY/MM/DD.')
@@ -102,5 +111,4 @@ def main(description, project_id, day, month, year, hours, minutes,
         args.access_key,
         args.secret_access_key,
         args.sink_bucket)
-
 # [END all]
diff --git a/storage/transfer_service/create_client.py b/storage/transfer_service/create_client.py
index c5e0a16434d..d93294a00f6 100644
--- a/storage/transfer_service/create_client.py
+++ b/storage/transfer_service/create_client.py
@@ -10,20 +10,13 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
-# [START all]
-import logging
 
+# [START all]
 from apiclient import discovery
 from oauth2client.client import GoogleCredentials
 
-CLOUD_SCOPES = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform'
-
 
 def create_transfer_client():
-    """Create a transfer client."""
-
-    logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     credentials = GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
     return discovery.build('storagetransfer', 'v1', credentials=credentials)
 # [END all]
diff --git a/storage/transfer_service/nearline_request.py b/storage/transfer_service/nearline_request.py
index 8339a6f8036..2821c21e989 100644
--- a/storage/transfer_service/nearline_request.py
+++ b/storage/transfer_service/nearline_request.py
@@ -10,20 +10,27 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
+
 # [START all]
+
+"""Command-line sample that creates a one-time transfer from Google Cloud
+Storage standard class to the Nearline storage class."
+
+This sample is used on this page:
+
+    https://cloud.google.com/storage/transfer/create-transfer
+
+For more information, see README.md.
+"""
+
 import argparse
 import datetime
 import json
-import logging
 
 from apiclient import discovery
 from oauth2client.client import GoogleCredentials
 
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-
-
 # [START main]
 def main(description, project_id, day, month, year, hours, minutes,
          source_bucket, sink_bucket):
@@ -67,13 +74,14 @@ def main(description, project_id, day, month, year, hours, minutes,
     }
 
     result = storagetransfer.transferJobs().create(body=transfer_job).execute()
-    logging.info('Returned transferJob: %s', json.dumps(result, indent=4))
+    print('Returned transferJob: {}'.format(
+        json.dumps(result, indent=4)))
 # [END main]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description='Create a transfer from the Google Cloud Storage Standard '
-        'class to the Nearline Storage class.')
+        description=__doc__,
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument('description', help='Transfer description.')
     parser.add_argument('project_id', help='Your Google Cloud project ID.')
     parser.add_argument('date', help='Date YYYY/MM/DD.')
@@ -95,5 +103,4 @@ def main(description, project_id, day, month, year, hours, minutes,
         time.minute,
         args.source_bucket,
         args.sink_bucket)
-
 # [END all]
diff --git a/storage/transfer_service/transfer_check.py b/storage/transfer_service/transfer_check.py
index 4841ff40b48..70834e676e9 100644
--- a/storage/transfer_service/transfer_check.py
+++ b/storage/transfer_service/transfer_check.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env
+
 # Copyright 2015, Google, Inc.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -10,19 +12,25 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
+
 # [START all]
+
+"""Command-line sample that checks the status of an in-process transfer.
+
+This sample is used on this page:
+
+    https://cloud.google.com/storage/transfer/create-transfer
+
+For more information, see README.md.
+"""
+
 import argparse
 import json
-import logging
 
 from apiclient import discovery
 from oauth2client.client import GoogleCredentials
 
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-
-
 # [START main]
 def main(project_id, job_name):
     """Review the transfer operations associated with a transfer job."""
@@ -38,19 +46,18 @@ def main(project_id, job_name):
     result = storagetransfer.transferOperations().list(
         name="transferOperations",
         filter=filterString).execute()
-    logging.info('Result of transferOperations/list: %s',
-                 json.dumps(result, indent=4, sort_keys=True))
+    print('Result of transferOperations/list: {}'.format(
+        json.dumps(result, indent=4, sort_keys=True)))
 # [END main]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description='Review the transfer operations associated with a '
-                    'transfer job.')
+        description=__doc__,
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
     parser.add_argument('project_id', help='Your Google Cloud project ID.')
     parser.add_argument('job_name', help='Your job name.')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     main(args.project_id, args.job_name)
-
 # [END all]