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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 5c0a4ab2d6..0dac4e9b86 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[(--attach|--inline)[=<boundary>] | --no-attach]
[-s | --signoff]
[--signature=<signature> | --no-signature]
+ [--signature-file=<file>]
[-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered]
[--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
[--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
-v <n>::
--reroll-count=<n>::
Mark the series as the <n>-th iteration of the topic. The
- output filenames have `v<n>` pretended to them, and the
+ output filenames have `v<n>` prepended to them, and the
subject prefix ("PATCH" by default, but configurable via the
`--subject-prefix` option) has ` v<n>` appended to it. E.g.
`--reroll-count=4` may produce `v4-0001-add-makefile.patch`
@@ -233,6 +234,9 @@ configuration options in linkgit:git-notes[1] to use this workflow).
signature option is omitted the signature defaults to the Git version
number.
+--signature-file=<file>::
+ Works just like --signature except the signature is read from a file.
+
--suffix=.<sfx>::
Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated
filenames, use specified suffix. A common alternative is
@@ -269,13 +273,13 @@ attachments, and sign off patches with configuration variables.
------------
[format]
headers = "Organization: git-foo\n"
- subjectprefix = CHANGE
+ subjectPrefix = CHANGE
suffix = .txt
numbered = auto
to = <email>
cc = <email>
attach [ = mime-boundary-string ]
- signoff = true
+ signOff = true
coverletter = auto
------------