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diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
index a1e55054b..fdc6f9728 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git-pack-objects' [-q] [--no-reuse-delta] [--delta-base-offset] [--non-empty]
-	[--local] [--incremental] [--window=N] [--depth=N]
+	[--local] [--incremental] [--window=N] [--depth=N] [--all-progress]
 	[--revs [--unpacked | --all]*] [--stdout | base-name] < object-list
 
 
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ base-name::
 	<base-name> to determine the name of the created file.
 	When this option is used, the two files are written in
 	<base-name>-<SHA1>.{pack,idx} files.  <SHA1> is a hash
-	of object names (currently in random order so it does
-	not have any useful meaning) to make the resulting
-	filename reasonably unique, and written to the standard
+	of the sorted object names to make the resulting filename
+	based on the pack content, and written to the standard
 	output of the command.
 
 --stdout::
@@ -100,6 +99,23 @@ base-name::
         Only create a packed archive if it would contain at
         least one object.
 
+--progress::
+	Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+	by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+	is specified. This flag forces progress status even if
+	the standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
+
+--all-progress::
+	When --stdout is specified then progress report is
+	displayed during the object count and deltification phases
+	but inhibited during the write-out phase. The reason is
+	that in some cases the output stream is directly linked
+	to another command which may wish to display progress
+	status of its own as it processes incoming pack data.
+	This flag is like --progress except that it forces progress
+	report for the write-out phase as well even if --stdout is
+	used.
+
 -q::
 	This flag makes the command not to report its progress
 	on the standard error stream.