7 files changed, 26 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
index 8b2849ff7b..063eec2511 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/advice.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ advice.*::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects a forced update of
 		a branch when its remote-tracking ref has updates that we
 		do not have locally.
+	skippedCherryPicks::
+		Shown when linkgit:git-rebase[1] skips a commit that has already
+		been cherry-picked onto the upstream branch.
 	statusAheadBehind::
 		Shown when linkgit:git-status[1] computes the ahead/behind
 		counts for a local ref compared to its remote tracking ref,
diff --git a/Documentation/config/branch.txt b/Documentation/config/branch.txt
index cc5f3249fc..d323d7327f 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/branch.txt
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ When `merges` (or just 'm'), pass the `--rebase-merges` option to 'git rebase'
 so that the local merge commits are included in the rebase (see
 linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details).
 +
-When `preserve` (or just 'p', deprecated in favor of `merges`), also pass
-`--preserve-merges` along to 'git rebase' so that locally committed merge
-commits will not be flattened by running 'git pull'.
-+
 When the value is `interactive` (or just 'i'), the rebase is run in interactive
 mode.
 +
diff --git a/Documentation/config/gui.txt b/Documentation/config/gui.txt
index d30831a130..0c087fd8c9 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/gui.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/gui.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ gui.displayUntracked::
 	in the file list. The default is "true".
 
 gui.encoding::
-	Specifies the default encoding to use for displaying of
+	Specifies the default character encoding to use for displaying of
 	file contents in linkgit:git-gui[1] and linkgit:gitk[1].
 	It can be overridden by setting the 'encoding' attribute
 	for relevant files (see linkgit:gitattributes[5]).
diff --git a/Documentation/config/help.txt b/Documentation/config/help.txt
index 783a90a0f9..610701f9a3 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/help.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/help.txt
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ help.format::
 
 help.autoCorrect::
 	If git detects typos and can identify exactly one valid command similar
-	to the error, git will automatically run the intended command after
-	waiting a duration of time defined by this configuration value in
-	deciseconds (0.1 sec).  If this value is 0, the suggested corrections
-	will be shown, but not executed. If it is a negative integer, or
-	"immediate", the suggested command
-	is run immediately. If "never", suggestions are not shown at all. The
-	default value is zero.
+	to the error, git will try to suggest the correct command or even
+	run the suggestion automatically. Possible config values are:
+	 - 0 (default): show the suggested command.
+	 - positive number: run the suggested command after specified
+deciseconds (0.1 sec).
+	 - "immediate": run the suggested command immediately.
+	 - "prompt": show the suggestion and prompt for confirmation to run
+the command.
+	 - "never": don't run or show any suggested command.
 
 help.htmlPath::
 	Specify the path where the HTML documentation resides. File system paths
diff --git a/Documentation/config/pack.txt b/Documentation/config/pack.txt
index 763f7af7c4..ad7f73a1ea 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/pack.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ pack.writeBitmapHashCache::
 	between an older, bitmapped pack and objects that have been
 	pushed since the last gc). The downside is that it consumes 4
 	bytes per object of disk space. Defaults to true.
++
+When writing a multi-pack reachability bitmap, no new namehashes are
+computed; instead, any namehashes stored in an existing bitmap are
+permuted into their appropriate location when writing a new bitmap.
 
 pack.writeReverseIndex::
 	When true, git will write a corresponding .rev file (see:
diff --git a/Documentation/config/pull.txt b/Documentation/config/pull.txt
index 5404830609..9349e09261 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/pull.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/pull.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ When `merges` (or just 'm'), pass the `--rebase-merges` option to 'git rebase'
 so that the local merge commits are included in the rebase (see
 linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details).
 +
-When `preserve` (or just 'p', deprecated in favor of `merges`), also pass
-`--preserve-merges` along to 'git rebase' so that locally committed merge
-commits will not be flattened by running 'git pull'.
-+
 When the value is `interactive` (or just 'i'), the rebase is run in interactive
 mode.
 +
diff --git a/Documentation/config/transfer.txt b/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
index 505126a780..b49429eb4d 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/transfer.txt
@@ -52,13 +52,17 @@ If you have multiple hideRefs values, later entries override earlier ones
 (and entries in more-specific config files override less-specific ones).
 +
 If a namespace is in use, the namespace prefix is stripped from each
-reference before it is matched against `transfer.hiderefs` patterns.
+reference before it is matched against `transfer.hiderefs` patterns. In
+order to match refs before stripping, add a `^` in front of the ref name. If
+you combine `!` and `^`, `!` must be specified first.
++
 For example, if `refs/heads/master` is specified in `transfer.hideRefs` and
 the current namespace is `foo`, then `refs/namespaces/foo/refs/heads/master`
-is omitted from the advertisements but `refs/heads/master` and
-`refs/namespaces/bar/refs/heads/master` are still advertised as so-called
-"have" lines. In order to match refs before stripping, add a `^` in front of
-the ref name. If you combine `!` and `^`, `!` must be specified first.
+is omitted from the advertisements. If `uploadpack.allowRefInWant` is set,
+`upload-pack` will treat `want-ref refs/heads/master` in a protocol v2
+`fetch` command as if `refs/namespaces/foo/refs/heads/master` did not exist.
+`receive-pack`, on the other hand, will still advertise the object id the
+ref is pointing to without mentioning its name (a so-called ".have" line).
 +
 Even if you hide refs, a client may still be able to steal the target
 objects via the techniques described in the "SECURITY" section of the