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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
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--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ core.worktree::
        Set the path to the working tree.  The value will not be
        used in combination with repositories found automatically in
        a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set).
-       This can be overriden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment
+       This can be overridden by the GIT_WORK_TREE environment
        variable and the '--work-tree' command line option.
 
 core.logAllRefUpdates::
@@ -226,13 +226,15 @@ core.compression::
        An integer -1..9, indicating a default compression level.
        -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression,
        and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest.
+       If set, this provides a default to other compression variables,
+       such as 'core.loosecompression' and 'pack.compression'.
 
 core.loosecompression::
        An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
        are not in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
        compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
        slowest.  If not set,  defaults to core.compression.  If that is
-       not set,  defaults to 0 (best speed).
+       not set,  defaults to 1 (best speed).
 
 core.packedGitWindowSize::
        Number of bytes of a pack file to map into memory in a
@@ -324,10 +326,11 @@ branch.<name>.remote::
        If this option is not given, `git fetch` defaults to remote "origin".
 
 branch.<name>.merge::
-       When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` the default refspec to
-       be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value has exactly to match
-       a remote part of one of the refspecs which are fetched from the remote
-       given by "branch.<name>.remote".
+       When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` the default
+       refspec to be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value is
+       handled like the remote part of a refspec, and must match a
+       ref which is fetched from the remote given by
+       "branch.<name>.remote".
        The merge information is used by `git pull` (which at first calls
        `git fetch`) to lookup the default branch for merging. Without
        this option, `git pull` defaults to merge the first refspec fetched.
@@ -344,8 +347,8 @@ branch.<name>.mergeoptions::
        supported.
 
 clean.requireForce::
-       A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f or -n.  Defaults
-       to false.
+       A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f
+       or -n.   Defaults to true.
 
 color.branch::
        A boolean to enable/disable color in the output of
@@ -431,6 +434,12 @@ fetch.unpackLimit::
        pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster,
        especially on slow filesystems.
 
+format.numbered::
+       A boolean which can enable sequence numbers in patch subjects.
+       Seting this option to "auto" will enable it only if there is
+       more than one patch.  See --numbered option in
+       gitlink:git-format-patch[1].
+
 format.headers::
        Additional email headers to include in a patch to be submitted
        by mail.  See gitlink:git-format-patch[1].
@@ -607,7 +616,7 @@ merge.verbosity::
        message if conflicts were detected. Level 1 outputs only
        conflicts, 2 outputs conflicts and file changes.  Level 5 and
        above outputs debugging information.  The default is level 2.
-       Can be overriden by 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY' environment variable.
+       Can be overridden by 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY' environment variable.
 
 merge.<driver>.name::
        Defines a human readable name for a custom low-level
@@ -641,7 +650,9 @@ pack.compression::
        in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
        compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
        slowest.  If not set,  defaults to core.compression.  If that is
-       not set,  defaults to -1.
+       not set,  defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
+       compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
+       to level 6)."
 
 pack.deltaCacheSize::
        The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in
@@ -660,6 +671,15 @@ pack.threads::
        machines. The required amount of memory for the delta search window
        is however multiplied by the number of threads.
 
+pack.indexVersion::
+       Specify the default pack index version.  Valid values are 1 for
+       legacy pack index used by Git versions prior to 1.5.2, and 2 for
+       the new pack index with capabilities for packs larger than 4 GB
+       as well as proper protection against the repacking of corrupted
+       packs.  Version 2 is selected and this config option ignored
+       whenever the corresponding pack is larger than 2 GB.  Otherwise
+       the default is 1.
+
 pull.octopus::
        The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches
        at once.