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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index f298fdd4c2..e722e6cfd2 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -96,13 +96,16 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
--quiet::
-q::
- Operate quietly. This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
+ Operate quietly. Progress is not reported to the standard
+ error stream. This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
command when given.
--verbose::
-v::
- Display the progress bar, even in case the standard error is not
- a terminal.
+ Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+ by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+ is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
+ standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
--no-checkout::
-n::