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diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index d82efc00..fbdbadc7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [-m] [<branch>]
+'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
 'git-checkout' [-m] [<branch>] <paths>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	by gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1].  Some of these checks
 	may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
 
+-l::
+	Create the new branch's ref log.  This activates recording of
+	all changes to made the branch ref, enabling use of date
+	based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@{yesterday}".
+
 -m::
 	If you have local modifications to one or more files that
 	are different between the current branch and the branch to