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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index db61bc96c..93a2a227c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-log' <option>...
+'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Shows the commit logs.
 
-The command takes options applicable to the linkgit:git-rev-list[1]
+The command takes options applicable to the 'git-rev-list'
 command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to
-the linkgit:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the changes
+the 'git-diff-*' commands to control how the changes
 each commit introduces are shown.
 
 
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 	Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown.
 
 --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 +57,11 @@ 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[]