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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 6203461f4..0578a40d8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-commit - Record changes to the repository
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
+'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run]
 	   [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>]
 	   [--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
 	   [--cleanup=<mode>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ The content to be added can be specified in several ways:
    by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the
    operation.  Currently, this is done by invoking 'git-add --interactive'.
 
-The 'git-status' command can be used to obtain a
+The `--dry-run` option 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
-this command.
+commit by giving the same set of parameters (options and paths).
 
 If you make a commit and then find a mistake immediately after
 that, you can recover from it with 'git-reset'.
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
 	'git-commit' if any paths are given on the command line,
 	in which case this option can be omitted.
 	If this option is specified together with '--amend', then
-	no paths need be specified, which can be used to amend
+	no paths need to be specified, which can be used to amend
 	the last commit without committing changes that have
 	already been staged.
 
@@ -198,6 +197,11 @@ specified.
 --quiet::
 	Suppress commit summary message.
 
+--dry-run::
+	Do not create a commit, but show a list of paths that are
+	to be committed, paths with local changes that will be left
+	uncommitted and paths that are untracked.
+
 \--::
 	Do not interpret any more arguments as options.