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diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt
index b9c4154e73..3b0c88271a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git show-branch' [-a|--all] [-r|--remotes] [--topo-order | --date-order]
- [--current] [--color | --no-color] [--sparse]
+ [--current] [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [--sparse]
[--more=<n> | --list | --independent | --merge-base]
[--no-name | --sha1-name] [--topics]
- [<rev> | <glob>]...
+ [(<rev> | <glob>)...]
'git show-branch' (-g|--reflog)[=<n>[,<base>]] [--list] [<ref>]
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ no <rev> nor <glob> is given on the command line.
OPTIONS
-------
<rev>::
- Arbitrary extended SHA1 expression (see linkgit:git-rev-parse[1])
+ Arbitrary extended SHA1 expression (see linkgit:gitrevisions[7])
that typically names a branch head or a tag.
<glob>::
@@ -117,13 +117,15 @@ OPTIONS
When no explicit <ref> parameter is given, it defaults to the
current branch (or `HEAD` if it is detached).
---color::
+--color[=<when>]::
Color the status sign (one of these: `*` `!` `+` `-`) of each commit
corresponding to the branch it's in.
+ The value must be always (the default), never, or auto.
--no-color::
Turn off colored output, even when the configuration file gives the
default to color output.
+ Same as `--color=never`.
Note that --more, --list, --independent and --merge-base options
are mutually exclusive.
@@ -166,10 +168,10 @@ $ git show-branch master fixes mhf
------------------------------------------------
These three branches all forked from a common commit, [master],
-whose commit message is "Add \'git show-branch\'". The "fixes"
-branch adds one commit "Introduce "reset type" flag to "git reset"".
-The "mhf" branch adds many other commits. The current branch
-is "master".
+whose commit message is "Add {apostrophe}git show-branch{apostrophe}".
+The "fixes" branch adds one commit "Introduce "reset type" flag to
+"git reset"". The "mhf" branch adds many other commits.
+The current branch is "master".
EXAMPLE