diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
index 4c8d1e638..c3922f923 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Merge one patch into CVS::
 $ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
 $ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
 $ git-cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
-$ cvs commit -F .mgs <files>
+$ cvs commit -F .msg <files>
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 Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you are doing::