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diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
index 6aa91e830c..44fd146b91 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git send-pack' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
[--verbose] [--thin] [--atomic]
- [--[no-]signed|--sign=(true|false|if-asked)]
+ [--[no-]signed|--signed=(true|false|if-asked)]
[<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OPTIONS
option, then the refs from stdin are processed after those
on the command line.
+
-If '--stateless-rpc' is specified together with this option then
+If `--stateless-rpc` is specified together with this option then
the list of refs must be in packet format (pkt-line). Each ref must
be in a separate packet, and the list must end with a flush packet.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ be in a separate packet, and the list must end with a flush packet.
refs.
--[no-]signed::
---sign=(true|false|if-asked)::
+--signed=(true|false|if-asked)::
GPG-sign the push request to update refs on the receiving
side, to allow it to be checked by the hooks and/or be
logged. If `false` or `--no-signed`, no signing will be
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ be in a separate packet, and the list must end with a flush packet.
will also fail if the actual call to `gpg --sign` fails. See
linkgit:git-receive-pack[1] for the details on the receiving end.
+--push-option=<string>::
+ Pass the specified string as a push option for consumption by
+ hooks on the server side. If the server doesn't support push
+ options, error out. See linkgit:git-push[1] and
+ linkgit:githooks[5] for details.
+
<host>::
A remote host to house the repository. When this
part is specified, 'git-receive-pack' is invoked via
@@ -93,17 +99,17 @@ be in a separate packet, and the list must end with a flush packet.
The remote refs to update.
-Specifying the Refs
+SPECIFYING THE REFS
-------------------
There are three ways to specify which refs to update on the
remote end.
-With '--all' flag, all refs that exist locally are transferred to
+With `--all` flag, all refs that exist locally are transferred to
the remote side. You cannot specify any '<ref>' if you use
this flag.
-Without '--all' and without any '<ref>', the heads that exist
+Without `--all` and without any '<ref>', the heads that exist
both on the local side and on the remote side are updated.
When one or more '<ref>' are specified explicitly (whether on the
@@ -134,13 +140,13 @@ name. See linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
exist in the set of remote refs; the ref matched <src>
locally is used as the name of the destination.
-Without '--force', the <src> ref is stored at the remote only if
+Without `--force`, the <src> ref is stored at the remote only if
<dst> does not exist, or <dst> is a proper subset (i.e. an
ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast-forward check",
is performed in order to avoid accidentally overwriting the
remote ref and lose other peoples' commits from there.
-With '--force', the fast-forward check is disabled for all refs.
+With `--force`, the fast-forward check is disabled for all refs.
Optionally, a <ref> parameter can be prefixed with a plus '+' sign
to disable the fast-forward check only on that ref.