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diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt
index c22d34f5f..813942368 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-var.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ git-var(1)
 
 NAME
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-git-var - Print the git users identity
+git-var - Show a git logical variable
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
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-git-var [ -l | <variable> ]
+'git-var' [ -l | <variable> ]
 
 DESCRIPTION
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@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ Prints a git logical variable.
 OPTIONS
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 -l::
-	Cause the logical variables to be listed.
+	Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the
+	variables of the git configuration file .git/config are listed
+	as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
+	is deprecated in favor of `git-config -l`.)
 
 EXAMPLE
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@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ See Also
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 gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]
 gitlink:git-tag[1]
+gitlink:git-config[1]
 
 Author
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@@ -58,4 +62,3 @@ Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 GIT
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 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-