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diff --git a/git-diff-tree.txt b/git-diff-tree.txt
index dd46d4f0..f7e8ff29 100644
--- a/git-diff-tree.txt
+++ b/git-diff-tree.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 <path>...::
 	If provided, the results are limited to a subset of files
 	matching one of these prefix strings.
-	ie file matches `/^<pattern1>|<pattern2>|.../`
+	i.e., file matches `/^<pattern1>|<pattern2>|.../`
 	Note that this parameter does not provide any wildcard or regexp
 	features.
 
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 +
 When a single commit is given on one line of such input, it compares
 the commit with its parents.  The following flags further affects its
-behaviour.  This does not apply to the case where two <tree-ish>
+behavior.  This does not apply to the case where two <tree-ish>
 separated with a single space are given.
 
 -m::
 	By default, "git-diff-tree --stdin" does not show
 	differences for merge commits.  With this flag, it shows
-	differences to that commit from all of its parents.
+	differences to that commit from all of its parents. See
+	also '-c'.
 
 -s::
 	By default, "git-diff-tree --stdin" shows differences,
@@ -81,19 +82,29 @@ separated with a single space are given.
 	git-diff-tree outputs a line with the commit ID when
 	applicable.  This flag suppressed the commit ID output.
 
--c,--cc::
-	These flags change the way a merge commit is displayed
+-c::
+	This flag changes the way a merge commit is displayed
 	(which means it is useful only when the command is given
 	one <tree-ish>, or '--stdin').  It shows the differences
-	from each of the parents to the merge result
-	simultaneously, instead of showing pairwise diff between
-	a parent and the result one at a time, which '-m' option
-	output does.  '--cc' further compresses the output by
-	omiting hunks that show differences from only one
+	from each of the parents to the merge result simultaneously
+	instead of showing pairwise diff between a parent and the
+	result one at a time (which is what the '-m' option does).
+	Furthermore, it lists only files which were modified
+	from all parents.
+
+--cc::
+	This flag changes the way a merge commit patch is displayed,
+	in a similar way to the '-c' option. It implies the '-c'
+	and '-p' options and further compresses the patch output
+	by omitting hunks that show differences from only one
 	parent, or show the same change from all but one parent
 	for an Octopus merge.  When this optimization makes all
 	hunks disappear, the commit itself and the commit log
-	message is not shown, unless '-m' is specified.
+	message is not shown, just like in any other "empty diff" case.
+
+--always::
+	Show the commit itself and the commit log message even
+	if the diff itself is empty.
 
 
 Limiting Output