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diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
index 8a1ab61..8199615 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ git-repo-config(1)
NAME
----
-git-repo-config - Get and set options in .git/config
+git-repo-config - Get and set repository or global options.
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-repo-config' [type] name [value [value_regex]]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --get name [value_regex]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --unset name [value_regex]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
-'git-repo-config' -l | --list
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] name [value [value_regex]]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --get name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --unset name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] -l | --list
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ This command will fail if:
. Can not write to .git/config,
. no section was provided,
. the section or key is invalid,
-. you try to unset an option which does not exist, or
-. you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match.
+. you try to unset an option which does not exist,
+. you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or
+. you use --global option without $HOME being properly set.
OPTIONS
@@ -64,14 +65,17 @@ OPTIONS
--get-regexp::
Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
+--global::
+ Use global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config.
+
--unset::
- Remove the line matching the key from .git/config.
+ Remove the line matching the key from config file.
--unset-all::
- Remove all matching lines from .git/config.
+ Remove all matching lines from config file.
-l, --list::
- List all variables set in .git/config.
+ List all variables set in config file.
ENVIRONMENT
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT
GIT_CONFIG::
Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
+ Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig.
GIT_CONFIG_LOCAL::
Currently the same as $GIT_CONFIG; when Git will support global