diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
index dfc09d93d8..82eca6fdf6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ merging.
 To pretend you have a file with mode and sha1 at path, say:
 
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-$ git update-index --cacheinfo mode sha1 path
+$ git update-index --cacheinfo <mode>,<sha1>,<path>
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 '--info-only' is used to register files without placing them in the object