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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 0931a3e392..6e22522c4f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
-b <name>::
Instead of pointing the newly created HEAD to the branch pointed
to by the cloned repository's HEAD, point to `<name>` branch
- instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will
- be checked out.
+ instead. `--branch` can also take tags and treat them like
+ detached HEAD. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch
+ that will be checked out.
--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
-u <upload-pack>::