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+++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ git-help - Display help information about Git
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git help' [-a|--all [--[no-]verbose]] [-g|--guides]
- [-i|--info|-m|--man|-w|--web] [COMMAND|GUIDE]
+'git help' [-a|--all [--[no-]verbose]]
+ [[-i|--info] [-m|--man] [-w|--web]] [<command>|<guide>]
+'git help' [-g|--guides]
+'git help' [-c|--config]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-With no options and no COMMAND or GUIDE given, the synopsis of the 'git'
+With no options and no '<command>' or '<guide>' given, the synopsis of the 'git'
command and a list of the most commonly used Git commands are printed
on the standard output.
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ variables.
If an alias is given, git shows the definition of the alias on
standard output. To get the manual page for the aliased command, use
-`git COMMAND --help`.
+`git <command> --help`.
Note that `git --help ...` is identical to `git help ...` because the
former is internally converted into the latter.
@@ -58,8 +60,7 @@ OPTIONS
-g::
--guides::
- Prints a list of the Git concept guides on the standard output. This
- option overrides any given command or guide name.
+ Prints a list of the Git concept guides on the standard output.
-i::
--info::