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diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index fa733214a..299b04f72 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>]
- <name> [<commit> | <object>]
-'git tag' -d <name>...
+ <tagname> [<commit> | <object>]
+'git tag' -d <tagname>...
'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [<pattern>]
-'git tag' -v <name>...
+'git tag' -v <tagname>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Adds a 'tag' reference in `.git/refs/tags/`
+
+Adds a tag reference in `.git/refs/tags/`.
Unless `-f` is given, the tag must not yet exist in
`.git/refs/tags/` directory.
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ OPTIONS
Make a GPG-signed tag, using the given key
-f::
+--force::
Replace an existing tag with the given name (instead of failing)
-d::
@@ -85,6 +87,12 @@ OPTIONS
Implies `-a` if none of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>`
is given.
+<tagname>::
+ The name of the tag to create, delete, or describe.
+ The new tag name must pass all checks defined by
+ linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
+ may restrict the characters allowed in a tag name.
+
CONFIGURATION
-------------
By default, 'git-tag' in sign-with-default mode (-s) will use your
@@ -249,6 +257,10 @@ $ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2006-10-02 10:31" git tag -s v1.0.1
------------
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1].
+
Author
------
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>,