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diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 15fdb08..a9ca2f5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [[--track | --no-track] -b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
-'git checkout' [-f] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...
+'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ working tree.
The index may contain unmerged entries after a failed merge. By
default, if you try to check out such an entry from the index, the
checkout operation will fail and nothing will be checked out.
-Using -f will ignore these unmerged entries.
+Using -f will ignore these unmerged entries. The contents from a
+specific side of the merge can be checked out of the index by
+using --ours or --theirs.
OPTIONS
-------
@@ -48,6 +50,11 @@ OPTIONS
When checking out paths from the index, do not fail upon unmerged
entries; instead, unmerged entries are ignored.
+--ours::
+--theirs::
+ When checking out paths from the index, check out stage #2
+ ('ours') or #3 ('theirs') for unmerged paths.
+
-b::
Create a new branch named <new_branch> and start it at
<branch>. The new branch name must pass all checks defined