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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 5a58d5b03..34cf4e581 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git log' <option>...
+'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 --decorate::
 	Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown.
 
+--source::
+	Print out the ref name given on the command line by which each
+	commit was reached.
+
 --full-diff::
-	Without this flag, "git log -p <paths>..." shows commits that
+	Without this flag, "git log -p <path>..." shows commits that
 	touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified
 	paths.  With this, the full diff is shown for commits that touch
-	the specified paths; this means that "<paths>..." limits only
+	the specified paths; this means that "<path>..." limits only
 	commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits.
 
 --follow::
@@ -57,8 +61,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 	Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
 	its size is not included.
 
-<paths>...::
-	Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
+[\--] <path>...::
+	Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. To
+	prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths may need
+	to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from options or
+	refnames.
 
 
 include::rev-list-options.txt[]