diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index b7d581fc76..926ea4f460 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	[-s <strategy>] [-X <strategy-option>] [-S[<keyid>]]
 	[--[no-]allow-unrelated-histories]
 	[--[no-]rerere-autoupdate] [-m <msg>] [-F <file>] [<commit>...]
-'git merge' --abort
-'git merge' --continue
+'git merge' (--continue | --abort | --quit)
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 5629ba4c5d..a67d40596a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	[<upstream> [<branch>]]
 'git rebase' [-i | --interactive] [<options>] [--exec <cmd>] [--onto <newbase>]
 	--root [<branch>]
-'git rebase' --continue | --skip | --abort | --quit | --edit-todo | --show-current-patch
+'git rebase' (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit | --edit-todo | --show-current-patch)
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------