diff --git a/book/01-introduction/sections/help.asc b/book/01-introduction/sections/help.asc
index b8a4f8968..762cfe935 100644
--- a/book/01-introduction/sections/help.asc
+++ b/book/01-introduction/sections/help.asc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ If you ever need help while using Git, there are two equivalent ways to get the
 [source,console]
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 $ git help <verb>
+$ git <verb> --help
 $ man git-<verb>
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