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diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 4ebc3d3..b9aa390 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-apply - Apply a patch to files and/or to the index
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git apply' [--stat] [--numstat] [--summary] [--check] [--index] [--3way]
+'git apply' [--stat] [--numstat] [--summary] [--check] [--index | --intent-to-add] [--3way]
[--apply] [--no-add] [--build-fake-ancestor=<file>] [-R | --reverse]
[--allow-binary-replacement | --binary] [--reject] [-z]
[-p<n>] [-C<n>] [--inaccurate-eof] [--recount] [--cached]
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ OPTIONS
cached data, apply the patch, and store the result in the index
without using the working tree. This implies `--index`.
+--intent-to-add::
+ When applying the patch only to the working tree, mark new
+ files to be added to the index later (see `--intent-to-add`
+ option in linkgit:git-add[1]). This option is ignored unless
+ running in a Git repository and `--index` is not specified.
+ Note that `--index` could be implied by other options such
+ as `--cached` or `--3way`.
+
-3::
--3way::
When the patch does not apply cleanly, fall back on 3-way merge if
@@ -113,8 +121,10 @@ explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` (see
linkgit:git-config[1]).
-p<n>::
- Remove <n> leading slashes from traditional diff paths. The
- default is 1.
+ Remove <n> leading path components (separated by slashes) from
+ traditional diff paths. E.g., with `-p2`, a patch against
+ `a/dir/file` will be applied directly to `file`. The default is
+ 1.
-C<n>::
Ensure at least <n> lines of surrounding context match before
@@ -240,7 +250,7 @@ When `git apply` is used as a "better GNU patch", the user can pass
the `--unsafe-paths` option to override this safety check. This option
has no effect when `--index` or `--cached` is in use.
-Configuration
+CONFIGURATION
-------------
apply.ignoreWhitespace::
@@ -251,7 +261,7 @@ apply.whitespace::
When no `--whitespace` flag is given from the command
line, this configuration item is used as the default.
-Submodules
+SUBMODULES
----------
If the patch contains any changes to submodules then 'git apply'
treats these changes as follows.