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diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 21b8f6110b..d88a6fcb29 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ OPTIONS
--global::
For writing options: write to global ~/.gitconfig file rather than
- the repository .git/config.
+ the repository .git/config, write to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config file
+ if this file exists and the ~/.gitconfig file doesn't.
+
-For reading options: read only from global ~/.gitconfig rather than
-from all available files.
+For reading options: read only from global ~/.gitconfig and from
+$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config rather than from all available files.
+
See also <<FILES>>.
@@ -185,8 +186,7 @@ See also <<FILES>>.
Opens an editor to modify the specified config file; either
'--system', '--global', or repository (default).
---includes::
---no-includes::
+--[no-]includes::
Respect `include.*` directives in config files when looking up
values. Defaults to on.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ See also <<FILES>>.
FILES
-----
-If not set explicitly with '--file', there are three files where
+If not set explicitly with '--file', there are four files where
'git config' will search for configuration options:
$GIT_DIR/config::
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@ $GIT_DIR/config::
User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
configuration file.
+$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config::
+ Second user-specific configuration file. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set
+ or empty, $HOME/.config/git/config will be used. Any single-valued
+ variable set in this file will be overwritten by whatever is in
+ ~/.gitconfig. It is a good idea not to create this file if
+ you sometimes use older versions of Git, as support for this
+ file was added fairly recently.
+
$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
System-wide configuration file.
@@ -231,6 +239,10 @@ GIT_CONFIG::
Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the
"--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig.
+GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM::
+ Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
+ $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig file. See linkgit:git[1] for details.
+
See also <<FILES>>.