diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-list.perl b/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
index af5da45d28..9515a499a3 100755
--- a/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sub format_one {
 	$state = 0;
 	open I, '<', "$name.txt" or die "No such file $name.txt";
 	while (<I>) {
-		if (/^git[a-z0-9-]*\(([0-9])\)$/) {
+		if (/^(git|scalar)[a-z0-9-]*\(([0-9])\)$/) {
 			$mansection = $1;
 			next;
 		}
diff --git a/command-list.txt b/command-list.txt
index f96bdabd7d..93f94e42ab 100644
--- a/command-list.txt
+++ b/command-list.txt
@@ -235,3 +235,4 @@ gittutorial                             guide
 gittutorial-2                           guide
 gitweb                                  ancillaryinterrogators
 gitworkflows                            guide
+scalar                                  mainporcelain