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diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
index 3c4589529..fcee0008a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -d::
 --dereference::
 
-	Dereference tags into object IDs as well. They will be shown with "^{}"
+	Dereference tags into object IDs as well. They will be shown with "{caret}{}"
 	appended.
 
 -s::
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --exclude-existing[=<pattern>]::
 
 	Make 'git show-ref' act as a filter that reads refs from stdin of the
-	form "^(?:<anything>\s)?<refname>(?:{backslash}{caret}\{\})?$"
+	form "`{caret}(?:<anything>\s)?<refname>(?:{backslash}{caret}{})?$`"
 	and performs the following actions on each:
-	(1) strip "^{}" at the end of line if any;
+	(1) strip "{caret}{}" at the end of line if any;
 	(2) ignore if pattern is provided and does not head-match refname;
 	(3) warn if refname is not a well-formed refname and skip;
 	(4) ignore if refname is a ref that exists in the local repository;