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diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
index 538895c50..8c67d1724 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
@@ -98,24 +98,26 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally.
 	`--window-memory=0` makes memory usage unlimited, which is the
 	default.
 
---max-pack-size=<n>::
-	Maximum size of each output packfile, expressed in MiB.
+--max-pack-size=[N]::
+	Maximum size of each output pack file. The size can be suffixed with
+	"k", "m", or "g". The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB.
 	If specified,  multiple packfiles may be created.
-	The default is unlimited.
+	The default is unlimited, unless the config variable
+	`pack.packSizeLimit` is set.
 
 
 Configuration
 -------------
 
-When configuration variable `repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset` is set
-for the repository, the command passes `--delta-base-offset`
-option to 'git pack-objects'; this typically results in slightly
-smaller packs, but the generated packs are incompatible with
-versions of git older than (and including) v1.4.3; do not set
-the variable in a repository that older version of git needs to
-be able to read (this includes repositories from which packs can
-be copied out over http or rsync, and people who obtained packs
-that way can try to use older git with it).
+By default, the command passes `--delta-base-offset` option to
+'git pack-objects'; this typically results in slightly smaller packs,
+but the generated packs are incompatible with versions of Git older than
+version 1.4.4. If you need to share your repository with such ancient Git
+versions, either directly or via the dumb http or rsync protocol, then you
+need to set the configuration variable `repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset` to
+"false" and repack. Access from old Git versions over the native protocol
+is unaffected by this option as the conversion is performed on the fly
+as needed in that case.
 
 
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