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diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index 84f6496bf2..3ac4a9672c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
<tagname> [<commit> | <object>]
'git tag' -d <tagname>...
'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [--points-at <object>]
- [--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--create-reflog] [<pattern>...]
+ [--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--create-reflog] [--sort=<key>] [<pattern>...]
'git tag' -v <tagname>...
DESCRIPTION
@@ -94,14 +94,16 @@ OPTIONS
using fnmatch(3)). Multiple patterns may be given; if any of
them matches, the tag is shown.
---sort=<type>::
- Sort in a specific order. Supported type is "refname"
- (lexicographic order), "version:refname" or "v:refname" (tag
+--sort=<key>::
+ Sort based on the key given. Prefix `-` to sort in
+ descending order of the value. You may use the --sort=<key> option
+ multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary
+ key. Also supports "version:refname" or "v:refname" (tag
names are treated as versions). The "version:refname" sort
order can also be affected by the
- "versionsort.prereleaseSuffix" configuration variable. Prepend
- "-" to reverse sort order. When this option is not given, the
- sort order defaults to the value configured for the 'tag.sort'
+ "versionsort.prereleaseSuffix" configuration variable.
+ The keys supported are the same as those in `git for-each-ref`.
+ Sort order defaults to the value configured for the 'tag.sort'
variable if it exists, or lexicographic order otherwise. See
linkgit:git-config[1].