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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index f1fd0df08a..835fb7135b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
[--ignore-if-in-upstream]
[--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
- [--cc=<email>]
+ [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
[--cover-letter]
[<common diff options>]
[ <since> | <revision range> ]
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
Prepare each commit with its patch in
one file per commit, formatted to resemble UNIX mailbox format.
The output of this command is convenient for e-mail submission or
-for use with 'git-am'.
+for use with 'git am'.
There are two ways to specify which commits to operate on.
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
combined with the `--numbered` option.
+--to=<email>::
+ Add a `To:` header to the email headers. This is in addition
+ to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times.
+
--cc=<email>::
Add a `Cc:` header to the email headers. This is in addition
to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times.
@@ -202,8 +206,8 @@ CONFIGURATION
-------------
You can specify extra mail header lines to be added to each message,
defaults for the subject prefix and file suffix, number patches when
-outputting more than one patch, add "Cc:" headers, configure attachments,
-and sign off patches with configuration variables.
+outputting more than one patch, add "To" or "Cc:" headers, configure
+attachments, and sign off patches with configuration variables.
------------
[format]
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ and sign off patches with configuration variables.
subjectprefix = CHANGE
suffix = .txt
numbered = auto
+ to = <email>
cc = <email>
attach [ = mime-boundary-string ]
signoff = true
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ EXAMPLES
--------
* Extract commits between revisions R1 and R2, and apply them on top of
-the current branch using 'git-am' to cherry-pick them:
+the current branch using 'git am' to cherry-pick them:
+
------------
$ git format-patch -k --stdout R1..R2 | git am -3 -k