diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 7faba2386..a84cc3701 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 Output
 ------
-show files just outputs the filename unless '--stage' is specified in
+'git ls-files' just outputs the filenames unless '--stage' is specified in
 which case it outputs:
 
         [<tag> ]<mode> <object> <stage> <file>