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diff --git a/Documentation/config/grep.txt b/Documentation/config/grep.txt
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+++ b/Documentation/config/grep.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ grep.patternType::
Set the default matching behavior. Using a value of 'basic', 'extended',
'fixed', or 'perl' will enable the `--basic-regexp`, `--extended-regexp`,
`--fixed-strings`, or `--perl-regexp` option accordingly, while the
- value 'default' will return to the default matching behavior.
+ value 'default' will use the `grep.extendedRegexp` option to choose
+ between 'basic' and 'extended'.
grep.extendedRegexp::
If set to true, enable `--extended-regexp` option by default. This