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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
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@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ git-fetch - Download objects and refs from another repository
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git fetch' <options> <repository> <refspec>...
+'git fetch' [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]
-'git fetch' <options> <group>
+'git fetch' [<options>] <group>
-'git fetch' --multiple <options> [<repository> | <group>]...
+'git fetch' --multiple [<options>] [(<repository> | <group>)...]
-'git fetch' --all <options>
+'git fetch' --all [<options>]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The ref names and their object names of fetched refs are stored
in `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. This information is left for a later merge
operation done by 'git merge'.
-When <refspec> stores the fetched result in tracking branches,
+When <refspec> stores the fetched result in remote-tracking branches,
the tags that point at these branches are automatically
followed. This is done by first fetching from the remote using
the given <refspec>s, and if the repository has objects that are