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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 0bbc8f55f9..617e29b38b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -250,9 +250,10 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
-o::
--only::
- Make a commit only from the paths specified on the
+ Make a commit by taking the updated working tree contents
+ of the paths specified on the
command line, disregarding any contents that have been
- staged so far. This is the default mode of operation of
+ staged for other paths. This is the default mode of operation of
'git commit' if any paths are given on the command line,
in which case this option can be omitted.
If this option is specified together with '--amend', then
@@ -283,6 +284,10 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
would be committed at the bottom of the commit message
template. Note that this diff output doesn't have its
lines prefixed with '#'.
++
+If specified twice, show in addition the unified diff between
+what would be committed and the worktree files, i.e. the unstaged
+changes to tracked files.
-q::
--quiet::
@@ -309,7 +314,7 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
GPG-sign commit.
--no-gpg-sign::
- Countermand `commit.gpgsign` configuration variable that is
+ Countermand `commit.gpgSign` configuration variable that is
set to force each and every commit to be signed.
\--::