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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 4b3f5ba535..f4e959d662 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--ignore-if-in-upstream]
[--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
[--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
- [--cover-letter]
+ [--cover-letter] [--quiet]
[<common diff options>]
[ <since> | <revision range> ]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ There are two ways to specify which commits to operate on.
that leads to the <since> to be output.
2. Generic <revision range> expression (see "SPECIFYING
- REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1]) means the
+ REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]) means the
commits in the specified range.
The first rule takes precedence in the case of a single <commit>. To
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ OPTIONS
include::diff-options.txt[]
-<n>::
- Limits the number of patches to prepare.
+ Prepare patches from the topmost <n> commits.
-o <dir>::
--output-directory <dir>::
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
Note that the leading character does not have to be a dot; for example,
you can use `--suffix=-patch` to get `0001-description-of-my-change-patch`.
+--quiet::
+ Do not print the names of the generated files to standard output.
+
--no-binary::
Do not output contents of changes in binary files, instead
display a notice that those files changed. Patches generated
@@ -278,15 +281,6 @@ SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-am[1], linkgit:git-send-email[1]
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite