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diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt
index 234269ae5..a5b9c1f6c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git merge-file' [-L <current-name> [-L <base-name> [-L <other-name>]]]
- [--ours|--theirs] [-p|--stdout] [-q|--quiet]
+ [--ours|--theirs] [-p|--stdout] [-q|--quiet] [--marker-size=<n>]
<current-file> <base-file> <other-file>
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ normally outputs a warning and brackets the conflict with lines containing
If there are conflicts, the user should edit the result and delete one of
the alternatives. When `--ours` or `--theirs` option is in effect, however,
these conflicts are resolved favouring lines from `<current-file>` or
-lines from `<other-file>` respectively.
+lines from `<other-file>` respectively. The length of the conflict markers
+can be given with the `--marker-size` option.
The exit value of this program is negative on error, and the number of
conflicts otherwise. If the merge was clean, the exit value is 0.