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diff --git a/Documentation/git-init-db.txt b/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
index ea4d849aa..ca7d09dc0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
@@ -8,23 +8,60 @@ git-init-db - Creates an empty git repository
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-init-db' [--template=<template_directory>] [--shared]
+'git-init-db' [--template=<template_directory>] [--shared[=<permissions>]]
 
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
+
+--
+
 --template=<template_directory>::
-	Provide the directory in from which templates will be used.
 
---shared::
-	Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users.
+Provide the directory from which templates will be used.  The default template
+directory is `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.
+
+When specified, `<template_directory>` is used as the source of the template
+files rather than the default.  The template files include some directory
+structure, some suggested "exclude patterns", and copies of non-executing
+"hook" files.  The suggested patterns and hook files are all modifiable and
+extensible.
+
+--shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody}]::
+
+Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users.  This
+allows users belonging to the same group to push into that
+repository.  When specified, the config variable "core.sharedRepository" is
+set so that files and directories under `$GIT_DIR` are created with the
+requested permissions.  When not specified, git will use permissions reported
+by umask(2).
+
+The option can have the following values, defaulting to 'group' if no value
+is given:
+
+ - 'umask' (or 'false'): Use permissions reported by umask(2). The default,
+   when `--shared` is not specified.
+
+ - 'group' (or 'true'): Make the repository group-writable, (and g+sx, since
+   the git group may be not the primary group of all users).
+
+ - 'all' (or 'world' or 'everybody'): Same as 'group', but make the repository
+   readable by all users.
+
+By default, the configuration flag receive.denyNonFastforward is enabled
+in shared repositories, so that you cannot force a non fast-forwarding push
+into it.
+
+--
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-This simply creates an empty git repository - basically a `.git` directory
-and `.git/object/??/`, `.git/refs/heads` and `.git/refs/tags` directories,
-and links `.git/HEAD` symbolically to `.git/refs/heads/master`.
+This command creates an empty git repository - basically a `.git` directory
+with subdirectories for `objects`, `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, and
+template files.
+An initial `HEAD` file that references the HEAD of the master branch
+is also created.
 
 If the `$GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it specifies a path
 to use instead of `./.git` for the base of the repository.
@@ -33,12 +70,6 @@ If the object storage directory is specified via the `$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY`
 environment variable then the sha1 directories are created underneath -
 otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory is used.
 
-A shared repository allows users belonging to the same group to push into that
-repository. When specifying `--shared` the config variable "core.sharedRepository" 
-is set to 'true' so that directories under `$GIT_DIR` are made group writable
-(and g+sx, since the git group may be not the primary group of all users).
-
-
 Running `git-init-db` in an existing repository is safe. It will not overwrite
 things that are already there. The primary reason for rerunning `git-init-db`
 is to pick up newly added templates.
@@ -52,12 +83,12 @@ Start a new git repository for an existing code base::
 +
 ----------------
 $ cd /path/to/my/codebase
-$ git-init-db <1>
-$ git-add . <2>
-
+$ git-init-db   <1>
+$ git-add .     <2>
+----------------
++
 <1> prepare /path/to/my/codebase/.git directory
 <2> add all existing file to the index
-----------------
 
 
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