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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 9cac0886..76cb894c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -12,15 +12,20 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Shows the commit logs.  This command internally invokes
-'git-rev-list', and the command line options are passed to that
-command.
+Shows the commit logs.
+
+The command takes options applicable to the gitlink::git-rev-list[1]
+command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to
+the gitlink::git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the change
+each commit introduces are shown.
+
+This manual page describes only the most frequently used
+options.
 
-This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
---pretty=<format>:
+--pretty=<format>::
 	Controls the way the commit log is formatted.
 
 --max-count=<n>::
@@ -29,6 +34,12 @@ OPTIONS
 <since>..<until>::
 	Show only commits between the named two commits.
 
+-p::
+	Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.
+
+<paths>...::
+	Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
+
 
 Examples
 --------
@@ -47,6 +58,11 @@ git log --since="2 weeks ago" -- gitk::
 	The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
 	'gitk'
 
+git log -r --name-status release..test::
+
+	Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet
+	in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
+	each commit modifies.
 
 Author
 ------