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diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index 872056ea0..229a7c9b3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-gc' [--prune] [--aggressive] [--auto]
+'git-gc' [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository,
 such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase
 performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been
-created from prior invocations of gitlink:git-add[1].
+created from prior invocations of linkgit:git-add[1].
 
 Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within
 each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good
@@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ operating performance. Some git commands may automatically run
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
---prune::
-	Usually `git-gc` packs refs, expires old reflog entries,
-	packs loose objects,
-	and removes old 'rerere' records.  Removal
-	of unreferenced loose objects is an unsafe operation
-	while other git operations are in progress, so it is not
-	done by default.  Pass this option if you want it, and only
-	when you know nobody else is creating new objects in the
-	repository at the same time (e.g. never use this option
-	in a cron script).
-
 --aggressive::
 	Usually 'git-gc' runs very quickly while providing good disk
 	space utilization and performance.  This option will cause
@@ -63,6 +52,9 @@ are consolidated into a single pack by using the `-A` option of
 `git-repack`. Setting `gc.autopacklimit` to 0 disables
 automatic consolidation of packs.
 
+--quiet::
+	Suppress all progress reports.
+
 Configuration
 -------------
 
@@ -90,23 +82,27 @@ how long records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are
 kept.  This defaults to 15 days.
 
 The optional configuration variable 'gc.packrefs' determines if
-`git gc` runs `git-pack-refs`.  Without the configuration, `git-pack-refs`
-is not run in bare repositories by default, to allow older dumb-transport
-clients fetch from the repository,  but this will change in the future.
+`git gc` runs `git-pack-refs`. This can be set to "nobare" to enable
+it within all non-bare repos or it can be set to a boolean value.
+This defaults to true.
 
 The optional configuration variable 'gc.aggressiveWindow' controls how
 much time is spent optimizing the delta compression of the objects in
 the repository when the --aggressive option is specified.  The larger
 the value, the more time is spent optimizing the delta compression.  See
-the documentation for the --window' option in gitlink:git-repack[1] for
+the documentation for the --window' option in linkgit:git-repack[1] for
 more details.  This defaults to 10.
 
+The optional configuration variable 'gc.pruneExpire' controls how old
+the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned.  The
+default is "2 weeks ago".
+
 See Also
 --------
-gitlink:git-prune[1]
-gitlink:git-reflog[1]
-gitlink:git-repack[1]
-gitlink:git-rerere[1]
+linkgit:git-prune[1]
+linkgit:git-reflog[1]
+linkgit:git-repack[1]
+linkgit:git-rerere[1]
 
 Author
 ------
@@ -114,4 +110,4 @@ Written by Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
 
 GIT
 ---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite