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diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index dcf4408..d73d5b9 100644
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ Specifies alternative programs to use instead of
 .BR gpg ,
 .BR ssh ,
 .BR dgit ,
+.BR git ,
 or
 .BR mergechanges .
 
@@ -476,6 +477,10 @@ this applies only when the program is invoked directly by dgit.
 Usually, for passing options to dpkg-genchanges, you should use
 .BR --ch: \fIoption\fR.
 
+Specifying --git not effective for some lower-level read-only git
+operations performed by dgit, and also not when git is invoked by
+another program run by dgit.
+
 See notes above regarding ssh and dgit.
 
 NB that --gpg:option is not supported (because debsign does not