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@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@ git-annotate - Annotate file lines with commit info
SYNOPSIS
--------
-git-annotate [options] file [revision]
+'git annotate' [options] file [revision]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Annotates each line in the given file with information from the commit
which introduced the line. Optionally annotate from a given revision.
+The only difference between this command and linkgit:git-blame[1] is that
+they use slightly different output formats, and this command exists only
+for backward compatibility to support existing scripts, and provide more
+familiar command name for people coming from other SCM systems.
+
OPTIONS
-------
include::blame-options.txt[]