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diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
index f68e5c5c1..c3fdccb4c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ Output Format
 -------------
         <mode> SP <type> SP <object> TAB <file>
 
-When the `-z` option is not used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters
+Unless the `-z` option is used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters
 in pathnames are represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`, respectively.
+This output format is compatible with what '--index-info --stdin' of
+'git update-index' expects.
 
 When the `-l` option is used, format changes to