diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index a7a6dc071d..0e1168c066 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1260,9 +1260,10 @@ help.autocorrect::
 	This is the default.
 
 http.proxy::
-	Override the HTTP proxy, normally configured using the 'http_proxy'
-	environment variable (see linkgit:curl[1]).  This can be overridden
-	on a per-remote basis; see remote.<name>.proxy
+	Override the HTTP proxy, normally configured using the 'http_proxy',
+	'https_proxy', and 'all_proxy' environment variables (see
+	`curl(1)`).  This can be overridden on a per-remote basis; see
+	remote.<name>.proxy
 
 http.cookiefile::
 	File containing previously stored cookie lines which should be used