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index 8d6c5cec4c..54b88b6dca 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ people using 80-column terminals.
commit may be copied to the output.
ifndef::git-rev-list[]
---notes[=<ref>]::
+--notes[=<treeish>]::
Show the notes (see linkgit:git-notes[1]) that annotate the
commit, when showing the commit log message. This is the default
for `git log`, `git show` and `git whatchanged` commands when
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ By default, the notes shown are from the notes refs listed in the
'core.notesRef' and 'notes.displayRef' variables (or corresponding
environment overrides). See linkgit:git-config[1] for more details.
+
-With an optional '<ref>' argument, show this notes ref instead of the
-default notes ref(s). The ref is taken to be in `refs/notes/` if it
-is not qualified.
+With an optional '<treeish>' argument, use the treeish to find the notes
+to display. The treeish can specify the full refname when it begins
+with `refs/notes/`; when it begins with `notes/`, `refs/` and otherwise
+`refs/notes/` is prefixed to form a full name of the ref.
+
Multiple --notes options can be combined to control which notes are
being displayed. Examples: "--notes=foo" will show only notes from
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ being displayed. Examples: "--notes=foo" will show only notes from
"--notes --notes=foo --no-notes --notes=bar" will only show notes
from "refs/notes/bar".
---show-notes[=<ref>]::
+--show-notes[=<treeish>]::
--[no-]standard-notes::
These options are deprecated. Use the above --notes/--no-notes
options instead.