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diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
index c275ae26..bf4b592f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 git-grep(1)
 ===========
-v0.99.6, Sep 2005
 
 NAME
 ----
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ git-grep - print lines matching a pattern
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-grep' <option>... <pattern> <path>...
+'git-grep' [<option>...] [-e] <pattern> [--] [<path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -19,16 +18,26 @@ containing a match to the given pattern.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
+`--`::
+	Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
+	are <path> limiters.
+
 <option>...::
 	Either an option to pass to `grep` or `git-ls-files`.
-	Some `grep` options, such as `-C` and `-m`, that take
-	parameters are known to `git-grep`.
+
+	The following are the specific `git-ls-files` options
+	that may be given: `-o`, `--cached`, `--deleted`, `--others`,
+	`--killed`, `--ignored`, `--modified`, `--exclude=*`,
+	`--exclude-from=*`, and `--exclude-per-directory=*`.
+
+	All other options will be passed to `grep`.
 
 <pattern>::
-	The pattern to look for.
+	The pattern to look for.  The first non option is taken
+	as the pattern; if your pattern begins with a dash, use
+	`-e <pattern>`.
 
 <path>...::
-
 	Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched;
 	passed to `git-ls-files`.
 
@@ -43,5 +52,5 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 
 GIT
 ---
-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite