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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 646e761789..80d795dc56 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ git - the stupid content tracker
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path]
+'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path]
[-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects]
- [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE]
- [-c name=value]
- [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
+ [--bare] [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>]
+ [-c <name>=<value>]
+ [--help] <command> [<args>]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ also want to read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]. See
the link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] for a more in-depth
introduction.
-The COMMAND is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias
+The '<command>' is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias
as defined in the configuration file (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest git
@@ -44,29 +44,36 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.7.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3]
+* link:v1.7.3.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3.4]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.3.4.txt[1.7.3.4],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.3.3.txt[1.7.3.3],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.3.2.txt[1.7.3.2],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt[1.7.3.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.3.txt[1.7.3].
-* link:v1.7.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.3]
+* link:v1.7.2.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.4]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.2.4.txt[1.7.2.4],
link:RelNotes/1.7.2.3.txt[1.7.2.3],
link:RelNotes/1.7.2.2.txt[1.7.2.2],
link:RelNotes/1.7.2.1.txt[1.7.2.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.2.txt[1.7.2].
-* link:v1.7.1.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1.2]
+* link:v1.7.1.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1.3]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.1.3.txt[1.7.1.3],
link:RelNotes/1.7.1.2.txt[1.7.1.2],
link:RelNotes/1.7.1.1.txt[1.7.1.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.1.txt[1.7.1].
-* link:v1.7.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.7]
+* link:v1.7.0.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.8]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.0.8.txt[1.7.0.8],
link:RelNotes/1.7.0.7.txt[1.7.0.7],
link:RelNotes/1.7.0.6.txt[1.7.0.6],
link:RelNotes/1.7.0.5.txt[1.7.0.5],
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ help ...`.
The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
---exec-path::
+--exec-path[=<path>]::
Path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print
@@ -494,7 +501,7 @@ HEAD::
(i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head>`).
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
-"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
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