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diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 87cc362a..fe8ac1b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -3,17 +3,19 @@ git-ls-files(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-ls-files - Information about files in the cache/working directory
+git-ls-files - Information about files in the index/working directory
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-ls-files' [-z] [-t]
+[verse]
+'git-ls-files' [-z] [-t] [-v]
 		(--[cached|deleted|others|ignored|stage|unmerged|killed|modified])\*
 		(-[c|d|o|i|s|u|k|m])\*
 		[-x <pattern>|--exclude=<pattern>]
 		[-X <file>|--exclude-from=<file>]
-		[--exclude-per-directory=<file>] [--] [<file>]\*
+		[--exclude-per-directory=<file>] 
+		[--full-name] [--] [<file>]\*
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -45,16 +47,20 @@ OPTIONS
 -s|--stage::
 	Show stage files in the output
 
+--directory::
+	If a whole directory is classified as "other", show just its
+	name (with a trailing slash) and not its whole contents.
+
 -u|--unmerged::
 	Show unmerged files in the output (forces --stage)
 
 -k|--killed::
 	Show files on the filesystem that need to be removed due
-	to file/directory conflicts for checkout-cache to
+	to file/directory conflicts for checkout-index to
 	succeed.
 
 -z::
-	\0 line termination on output
+	\0 line termination on output.
 
 -x|--exclude=<pattern>::
 	Skips files matching pattern.
@@ -70,12 +76,22 @@ OPTIONS
 -t::
 	Identify the file status with the following tags (followed by
 	a space) at the start of each line:
-	H	cached
-	M	unmerged
-	R	removed/deleted
-	C	modifed/changed
-	K	to be killed
-	?	other
+	H::	cached
+	M::	unmerged
+	R::	removed/deleted
+	C::	modified/changed
+	K::	to be killed
+	?::	other
+
+-v::
+	Similar to `-t`, but use lowercase letters for files
+	that are marked as 'always matching index'.
+
+--full-name::
+	When run from a subdirectory, the command usually
+	outputs paths relative to the current directory.  This
+	option forces paths to be output relative to the project
+	top directory.
 
 --::
 	Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
@@ -100,6 +116,10 @@ the dircache records up to three such pairs; one from tree O in stage
 the user (or the porcelain) to see what should eventually be recorded at the
 path. (see git-read-tree for more information on state)
 
+When `-z` option is not used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters
+in pathnames are represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`,
+respectively.
+
 
 Exclude Patterns
 ----------------
@@ -110,13 +130,13 @@ flags --others or --ignored are specified.
 
 These exclude patterns come from these places:
 
- (1) command line flag --exclude=<pattern> specifies a single
+  1. command line flag --exclude=<pattern> specifies a single
      pattern.
 
- (2) command line flag --exclude-from=<file> specifies a list of
+  2. command line flag --exclude-from=<file> specifies a list of
      patterns stored in a file.
 
- (3) command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
+  3. command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
      a name of the file in each directory 'git-ls-files'
      examines, and if exists, its contents are used as an
      additional list of patterns.
@@ -168,12 +188,13 @@ An exclude pattern is of the following format:
  - otherwise, it is a shell glob pattern, suitable for
    consumption by fnmatch(3) with FNM_PATHNAME flag.  I.e. a
    slash in the pattern must match a slash in the pathname.
-   "Documentation/*.html" matches "Documentation/git.html" but
+   "Documentation/\*.html" matches "Documentation/git.html" but
    not "ppc/ppc.html".  As a natural exception, "/*.c" matches
    "cat-file.c" but not "mozilla-sha1/sha1.c".
 
 An example:
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------
     $ cat .git/ignore
     # ignore objects and archives, anywhere in the tree.
     *.[oa]
@@ -186,6 +207,7 @@ An example:
         --exclude='Documentation/*.[0-9]' \
         --exclude-from=.git/ignore \
         --exclude-per-directory=.gitignore
+--------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 See Also