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diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
index e019e760b..6305f6d82 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	   [-z | --null]
 	   [-c | --count] [--all-match] [-q | --quiet]
 	   [--max-depth <depth>]
-	   [--color | --no-color]
+	   [--color[=<when>] | --no-color]
 	   [-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>]
 	   [-f <file>] [-e] <pattern>
 	   [--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e <pattern>...] [<tree>...]
-	   [--] [<path>...]
+	   [--] [<pathspec>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Look for specified patterns in the working tree files, blobs
-registered in the index file, or given tree objects.
+Look for specified patterns in the tracked files in the work tree, blobs
+registered in the index file, or blobs in given tree objects.
 
 
 OPTIONS
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	Don't match the pattern in binary files.
 
 --max-depth <depth>::
-	For each pathspec given on command line, descend at most <depth>
+	For each <pathspec> given on command line, descend at most <depth>
 	levels of directories. A negative value means no limit.
 
 -w::
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ OPTIONS
 	Instead of showing every matched line, show the number of
 	lines that match.
 
---color::
+--color[=<when>]::
 	Show colored matches.
+	The value must be always (the default), never, or auto.
 
 --no-color::
 	Turn off match highlighting, even when the configuration file
 	gives the default to color output.
+	Same as `--color=never`.
 
 -[ABC] <context>::
 	Show `context` trailing (`A` -- after), or leading (`B`
@@ -168,12 +170,19 @@ OPTIONS
 
 \--::
 	Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
-	are <path> limiters.
+	are <pathspec> limiters.
 
+<pathspec>...::
+	If given, limit the search to paths matching at least one pattern.
+	Both leading paths match and glob(7) patterns are supported.
 
 Example
 -------
 
+git grep 'time_t' -- '*.[ch]'::
+	Looks for `time_t` in all tracked .c and .h files in the working
+	directory and its subdirectories.
+
 git grep -e \'#define\' --and \( -e MAX_PATH -e PATH_MAX \)::
 	Looks for a line that has `#define` and either `MAX_PATH` or
 	`PATH_MAX`.