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diff --git a/Documentation/config/gc.txt b/Documentation/config/gc.txt
index 38fea076a2..7f95c866e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/gc.txt
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ gc.autoDetach::
if the system supports it. Default is true.
gc.bigPackThreshold::
- If non-zero, all packs larger than this limit are kept when
- `git gc` is run. This is very similar to `--keep-largest-pack`
- except that all packs that meet the threshold are kept, not
- just the largest pack. Defaults to zero. Common unit suffixes of
- 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
+ If non-zero, all non-cruft packs larger than this limit are kept
+ when `git gc` is run. This is very similar to
+ `--keep-largest-pack` except that all non-cruft packs that meet
+ the threshold are kept, not just the largest pack. Defaults to
+ zero. Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
+
Note that if the number of kept packs is more than gc.autoPackLimit,
this configuration variable is ignored, all packs except the base pack
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ gc.packRefs::
gc.cruftPacks::
Store unreachable objects in a cruft pack (see
linkgit:git-repack[1]) instead of as loose objects. The default
- is `false`.
+ is `true`.
gc.pruneExpire::
When 'git gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago'