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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
index 5fa91e51ad..7f79cec3f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ git-cvsexportcommit - Export a single commit to a CVS checkout
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot] [-w cvsworkdir] [-W] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
+[verse]
+'git cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot]
+ [-w cvsworkdir] [-W] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
DESCRIPTION
@@ -26,8 +28,8 @@ by default.
Supports file additions, removals, and commits that affect binary files.
-If the commit is a merge commit, you must tell git-cvsexportcommit what parent
-should the changeset be done against.
+If the commit is a merge commit, you must tell 'git cvsexportcommit' what
+parent the changeset should be done against.
OPTIONS
-------
@@ -62,6 +64,10 @@ OPTIONS
-u::
Update affected files from CVS repository before attempting export.
+-k::
+ Reverse CVS keyword expansion (e.g. $Revision: 1.2.3.4$
+ becomes $Revision$) in working CVS checkout before applying patch.
+
-w::
Specify the location of the CVS checkout to use for the export. This
option does not require GIT_DIR to be set before execution if the
@@ -89,14 +95,14 @@ Merge one patch into CVS::
------------
$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
-$ git-cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
+$ git cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
$ cvs commit -F .msg <files>
------------
Merge one patch into CVS (-c and -w options). The working directory is within the Git Repo::
+
------------
- $ git-cvsexportcommit -v -c -w ~/project_cvs_checkout <commit-sha1>
+ $ git cvsexportcommit -v -c -w ~/project_cvs_checkout <commit-sha1>
------------
Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you are doing::
@@ -104,17 +110,9 @@ Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you
------------
$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
-$ git-cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git-cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
+$ git cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
------------
-Author
-------
-Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> and others.
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> and others.
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite