diff --git a/doc/hg.1.txt b/doc/hg.1.txt
--- a/doc/hg.1.txt
+++ b/doc/hg.1.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ hg - Mercurial source code management sy
 
 SYNOPSIS
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-'hg' [-v -d -q -y] <command> [command options] [files]
+'hg' [global option]... <command> [command/global option]... [argument]...
 
 DESCRIPTION
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