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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt
index 170803a6d0..b8834baced 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-commit-tree - Create a new commit object
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-commit-tree' <tree> [-p <parent commit>]\* < changelog
+'git commit-tree' <tree> [-p <parent commit>]\* < changelog
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ This is usually not what an end user wants to run directly. See
linkgit:git-commit[1] instead.
Creates a new commit object based on the provided tree object and
-emits the new commit object id on stdout. If no parent is given then
-it is considered to be an initial tree.
+emits the new commit object id on stdout.
-A commit object usually has 1 parent (a commit after a change) or up
-to 16 parents. More than one parent represents a merge of branches
-that led to them.
+A commit object may have any number of parents. With exactly one
+parent, it is an ordinary commit. Having more than one parent makes
+the commit a merge between several lines of history. Initial (root)
+commits have no parents.
While a tree represents a particular directory state of a working
directory, a commit represents that state in "time", and explains how
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ is taken from the configuration items user.name and user.email, or, if not
present, system user name and fully qualified hostname.
A commit comment is read from stdin. If a changelog
-entry is not provided via "<" redirection, "git-commit-tree" will just wait
+entry is not provided via "<" redirection, 'git-commit-tree' will just wait
for one to be entered and terminated with ^D.
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ Diagnostics
You don't exist. Go away!::
The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
Your parents must have hated you!::
- The password(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
+ The passwd(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
Your sysadmin must hate you!::
- The password(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
+ The passwd(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
Discussion
----------
include::i18n.txt[]
-See Also
+SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-write-tree[1]
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel
GIT
---
-Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite