diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 99cb80878b3..2ae88c575d0 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ so on a different branch and then coming back), unstash the
 work-in-progress changes.
 
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-$ git stash "work in progress for foo feature"
+$ git stash save "work in progress for foo feature"
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 This command will save your changes away to the `stash`, and