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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 9c8435306..53a7bb089 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ git-commit(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-commit - Record your changes
+git-commit - Record changes to the repository
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-commit' [-a] [-s] [-v] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg>]
-	   [--no-verify] [--amend] [-e] [--author <author>]
+'git-commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v]
+	   [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg> | --amend]
+	   [--no-verify] [-e] [--author <author>]
 	   [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ methods:
    before, and to automatically "rm" files that have been
    removed from the working tree, and perform the actual commit.
 
+5. by using the --interactive switch with the 'commit' command to decide one
+   by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the
+   operation.  Currently, this is done by invoking `git-add --interactive`.
+
 The gitlink:git-status[1] command can be used to obtain a
 summary of what is included by any of the above for the next
 commit by giving the same set of parameters you would give to
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ but can be used to amend a merge commit.
 	are concluding a conflicted merge.
 
 -q|--quiet::
-	Supress commit summary message.
+	Suppress commit summary message.
 
 \--::
 	Do not interpret any more arguments as options.