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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
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--- a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ git-cherry - Find commits not merged upstream
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git cherry' [-v] <upstream> [<head>] [<limit>]
+[verse]
+'git cherry' [-v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and <head>
is compared against each commit between the fork-point and <upstream>.
The commits are compared with their 'patch id', obtained from
-the 'git-patch-id' program.
+the 'git patch-id' program.
Every commit that doesn't exist in the <upstream> branch
has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. The ones that have
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ to and including <limit> are not reported:
\__*__*__<limit>__-__+__> <head>
-Because 'git-cherry' compares the changeset rather than the commit id
-(sha1), you can use 'git-cherry' to find out if a commit you made locally
+Because 'git cherry' compares the changeset rather than the commit id
+(sha1), you can use 'git cherry' to find out if a commit you made locally
has been applied <upstream> under a different commit id. For example,
this will happen if you're feeding patches <upstream> via email rather
than pushing or pulling commits directly.
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ OPTIONS
<upstream>::
Upstream branch to compare against.
+ Defaults to the first tracked remote branch, if available.
<head>::
Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
@@ -62,14 +64,6 @@ SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-patch-id[1]
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite