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diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt
index 44fe8860b3..48eec3ec7c 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git help' [-a|--all [--[no-]verbose]] [-g|--guides]
- [-i|--info|-m|--man|-w|--web] [COMMAND|GUIDE]
+ [-i|--info|-m|--man|-w|--web] [<command>|<guide>]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-With no options and no COMMAND or GUIDE given, the synopsis of the 'git'
+With no options and no '<command>' or '<guide>' given, the synopsis of the 'git'
command and a list of the most commonly used Git commands are printed
on the standard output.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ variables.
If an alias is given, git shows the definition of the alias on
standard output. To get the manual page for the aliased command, use
-`git COMMAND --help`.
+`git <command> --help`.
Note that `git --help ...` is identical to `git help ...` because the
former is internally converted into the latter.