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diff --git a/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt b/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
index 52a6aa6e82..e70cea9320 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt
@@ -7,50 +7,60 @@ git-instaweb - Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-instaweb' [--local] [--httpd=<httpd>] [--port=<port>] [--browser=<browser>]
-
-'git-instaweb' [--start] [--stop] [--restart]
+[verse]
+'git instaweb' [--local] [--httpd=<httpd>] [--port=<port>]
+ [--browser=<browser>]
+'git instaweb' [--start] [--stop] [--restart]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-A simple script to setup gitweb and a web server for browsing the local
+A simple script to set up `gitweb` and a web server for browsing the local
repository.
OPTIONS
-------
--l|--local::
+-l::
+--local::
Only bind the web server to the local IP (127.0.0.1).
--d|--httpd::
+-d::
+--httpd::
The HTTP daemon command-line that will be executed.
Command-line options may be specified here, and the
configuration file will be added at the end of the command-line.
- Currently, lighttpd and apache2 are the only supported servers.
+ Currently apache2, lighttpd, mongoose, plackup and webrick are supported.
(Default: lighttpd)
--m|--module-path::
+-m::
+--module-path::
The module path (only needed if httpd is Apache).
(Default: /usr/lib/apache2/modules)
--p|--port::
+-p::
+--port::
The port number to bind the httpd to. (Default: 1234)
--b|--browser::
-
- The web browser command-line to execute to view the gitweb page.
- If blank, the URL of the gitweb instance will be printed to
- stdout. (Default: 'firefox')
+-b::
+--browser::
+ The web browser that should be used to view the gitweb
+ page. This will be passed to the 'git web--browse' helper
+ script along with the URL of the gitweb instance. See
+ linkgit:git-web--browse[1] for more information about this. If
+ the script fails, the URL will be printed to stdout.
+start::
--start::
Start the httpd instance and exit. This does not generate
any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance.
+stop::
--stop::
Stop the httpd instance and exit. This does not generate
any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance,
nor does it close the browser.
+restart::
--restart::
Restart the httpd instance and exit. This does not generate
any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance.
@@ -70,6 +80,10 @@ You may specify configuration in your .git/config
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+If the configuration variable 'instaweb.browser' is not set,
+'web.browser' will be used instead if it is defined. See
+linkgit:git-web--browse[1] for more information about this.
+
Author
------
Written by Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
@@ -80,5 +94,4 @@ Documentation by Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>.
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite