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diff --git a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
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--- a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ git-whatchanged(1)
 
 NAME
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-git-whatchanged - Show logs with difference each commit introduces.
+git-whatchanged - Show logs with difference each commit introduces
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git whatchanged' <option>...
+'git-whatchanged' <option>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -43,6 +43,27 @@ OPTIONS
 	<format> can be one of 'raw', 'medium', 'short', 'full',
 	and 'oneline'.
 
+-m::
+	By default, differences for merge commits are not shown.
+	With this flag, show differences to that commit from all
+	of its parents.
++
+However, it is not very useful in general, although it
+*is* useful on a file-by-file basis.
+
+Examples
+--------
+git-whatchanged -p v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
+
+	Show as patches the commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed
+	any file in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
+
+git-whatchanged --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
+
+	Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
+	The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
+	'gitk'
+
 
 Author
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