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diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index 81cab9aefb..72bfb87f66 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -149,14 +149,15 @@ the status.relativePaths config option below.
Short Format
~~~~~~~~~~~~
-In the short-format, the status of each path is shown as
+In the short-format, the status of each path is shown as one of these
+forms
- XY PATH1 -> PATH2
+ XY PATH
+ XY ORIG_PATH -> PATH
-where `PATH1` is the path in the `HEAD`, and the " `-> PATH2`" part is
-shown only when `PATH1` corresponds to a different path in the
-index/worktree (i.e. the file is renamed). The `XY` is a two-letter
-status code.
+where `ORIG_PATH` is where the renamed/copied contents came
+from. `ORIG_PATH` is only shown when the entry is renamed or
+copied. The `XY` is a two-letter status code.
The fields (including the `->`) are separated from each other by a
single space. If a filename contains whitespace or other nonprintable
@@ -192,6 +193,8 @@ in which case `XY` are `!!`.
[MARC] index and work tree matches
[ MARC] M work tree changed since index
[ MARC] D deleted in work tree
+ [ D] R renamed in work tree
+ [ D] C copied in work tree
-------------------------------------------------
D D unmerged, both deleted
A U unmerged, added by us
@@ -309,13 +312,13 @@ Renamed or copied entries have the following format:
of similarity between the source and target of the
move or copy). For example "R100" or "C75".
<path> The pathname. In a renamed/copied entry, this
- is the path in the index and in the working tree.
+ is the target path.
<sep> When the `-z` option is used, the 2 pathnames are separated
with a NUL (ASCII 0x00) byte; otherwise, a tab (ASCII 0x09)
byte separates them.
- <origPath> The pathname in the commit at HEAD. This is only
- present in a renamed/copied entry, and tells
- where the renamed/copied contents came from.
+ <origPath> The pathname in the commit at HEAD or in the index.
+ This is only present in a renamed/copied entry, and
+ tells where the renamed/copied contents came from.
--------------------------------------------------------
Unmerged entries have the following format; the first character is