4 files changed, 24 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/blame-options.txt b/Documentation/blame-options.txt
index 4e55b1564e..0cebc4f692 100644
--- a/Documentation/blame-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/blame-options.txt
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 -L <start>,<end>::
 -L :<regex>::
-	Annotate only the given line range.  <start> and <end> are optional.
-	``-L <start>'' or ``-L <start>,'' spans from <start> to end of file.
-	``-L ,<end>'' spans from start of file to <end>.
+	Annotate only the given line range. May be specified multiple times.
+	Overlapping ranges are allowed.
++
+<start> and <end> are optional. ``-L <start>'' or ``-L <start>,'' spans from
+<start> to end of file. ``-L ,<end>'' spans from start of file to <end>.
 +
-<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
-
 include::line-range-format.txt[]
 
 -l::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-blame.txt b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
index 6cea7f1ce1..f2c85cc633 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-blame.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git blame' [-c] [-b] [-l] [--root] [-t] [-f] [-n] [-s] [-e] [-p] [-w] [--incremental]
-	    [-L n,m | -L :fn] [-S <revs-file>] [-M] [-C] [-C] [-C] [--since=<date>]
+	    [-L <range>] [-S <revs-file>] [-M] [-C] [-C] [-C] [--since=<date>]
 	    [--abbrev=<n>] [<rev> | --contents <file> | --reverse <rev>] [--] <file>
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
 Annotates each line in the given file with information from the revision which
 last modified the line. Optionally, start annotating from the given revision.
 
-The command can also limit the range of lines annotated.
+When specified one or more times, `-L` restricts annotation to the requested
+lines.
 
 The origin of lines is automatically followed across whole-file
 renames (currently there is no option to turn the rename-following
@@ -130,7 +131,10 @@ SPECIFYING RANGES
 
 Unlike 'git blame' and 'git annotate' in older versions of git, the extent
 of the annotation can be limited to both line ranges and revision
-ranges.  When you are interested in finding the origin for
+ranges. The `-L` option, which limits annotation to a range of lines, may be
+specified multiple times.
+
+When you are interested in finding the origin for
 lines 40-60 for file `foo`, you can use the `-L` option like so
 (they mean the same thing -- both ask for 21 lines starting at
 line 40):
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index ac2694d04c..34097efea7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ produced by --stat etc.
 	Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
 	its size is not included.
 
--L <start>,<end>:<file>, -L :<regex>:<file>::
+-L <start>,<end>:<file>::
+-L :<regex>:<file>::
 
 	Trace the evolution of the line range given by "<start>,<end>"
 	(or the funcname regex <regex>) within the <file>.  You may
@@ -71,8 +72,6 @@ produced by --stat etc.
 	give zero or one positive revision arguments.
 	You can specify this option more than once.
 +
-<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
-
 include::line-range-format.txt[]
 
 <revision range>::
diff --git a/Documentation/line-range-format.txt b/Documentation/line-range-format.txt
index 3e7ce72daa..d7f26039ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/line-range-format.txt
+++ b/Documentation/line-range-format.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
+
 - number
 +
 If <start> or <end> is a number, it specifies an
@@ -7,7 +9,10 @@ absolute line number (lines count from 1).
 - /regex/
 +
 This form will use the first line matching the given
-POSIX regex.  If <end> is a regex, it will search
+POSIX regex. If <start> is a regex, it will search from the end of
+the previous `-L` range, if any, otherwise from the start of file.
+If <start> is ``^/regex/'', it will search from the start of file.
+If <end> is a regex, it will search
 starting at the line given by <start>.
 +
 
@@ -15,11 +20,10 @@ starting at the line given by <start>.
 +
 This is only valid for <end> and will specify a number
 of lines before or after the line given by <start>.
-+
 
-- :regex
 +
-If the option's argument is of the form :regex, it denotes the range
+If ``:<regex>'' is given in place of <start> and <end>, it denotes the range
 from the first funcname line that matches <regex>, up to the next
-funcname line.
-+
+funcname line. ``:<regex>'' searches from the end of the previous `-L` range,
+if any, otherwise from the start of file.
+``^:<regex>'' searches from the start of file.