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diff --git a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt
index 1e1c7fa85..2d01d9666 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-tar-tree(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-tar-tree - Creates a tar archive of the files in the named tree
+git-tar-tree - Create a tar archive of the files in the named tree object
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
+THIS COMMAND IS DEPRECATED.  Use `git-archive` with `--format=tar`
+option instead (and move the <base> argument to `--prefix=base/`).
+
 Creates a tar archive containing the tree structure for the named tree.
 When <base> is specified it is added as a leading path to the files in the
 generated tar archive.
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ repository configuration as follows :
         umask = 002	;# group friendly
 
 The special umask value "user" indicates that the user's current umask
-will be used instead. The default value remains 0, which means world
+will be used instead.  The default value is 002, which means group
 readable/writable files and directories.
 
 EXAMPLES
@@ -87,4 +90,3 @@ Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-