diff --git a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
index ad1d146..6b0f1ba 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 	Do not use branch names, but only tags to name the commits
 
 --refs=<pattern>::
-	Only use refs whose names match a given shell pattern.
+	Only use refs whose names match a given shell pattern.  The pattern
+	can be one of branch name, tag name or fully qualified ref name.
 
 --all::
 	List all commits reachable from all refs