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diff --git a/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod b/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
index 4996e6ad..9c9598bb 100644
--- a/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
+++ b/dgit-maint-debrebase.7.pod
@@ -134,6 +134,32 @@ using git-diff(1) to compare the imported tarball to the release tag.
=back
+=head3 Using untagged upstream commits
+
+=over 4
+
+Sometimes upstream does not tag their releases, or you want to package
+an unreleased git snapshot. In such a case you can create your own
+upstream release tag, of the form BI, where I is
+the upstream version you plan to put in I. The
+B prefix ensures that your tag will not clash with any tags
+upstream later creates.
+
+For example, suppose that the latest upstream release is 1.2.2 and you
+want to package git commit ab34c21 which was made on 2013-12-11. A
+common convention is to use the upstream version number
+1.2.2+git20131211.ab34c21 and so you could use
+
+=over 4
+
+ % git tag -s upstream/1.2.2+git20131211.ab34c21 ab34c21
+
+=back
+
+to obtain a release tag, and then proceed as above.
+
+=back
+
=head2 When upstream releases only tarballs
Because we want to work in git, we need a virtual upstream branch with
@@ -331,6 +357,10 @@ release, and importing that release using git-debrebase(1).
=back
+If you want to package an untagged upstream commit (because upstream
+does not tag releases or because you want to package an upstream
+development snapshot), see "Using untagged upstream commits" above.
+
=head3 When upstream releases only tarballs
You will need the I from "When upstream releases only
@@ -375,9 +405,10 @@ release:
=back
-Pass I<--stat> just to see the list of changed files, which is useful
-to determine whether there are any new or deleted files to may need
-accounting for in your copyright file.
+Also, diff with I<--name-status> and I<--diff-filter=ADR> to see
+just the list of added or removed files, which is useful to determine
+whether there are any new or deleted files that may need accounting
+for in your copyright file.
If you obtained a tarball from upstream, you are ready to try a build.
If you merged a git tag from upstream, you will first need to generate
@@ -451,7 +482,7 @@ In some cases where you used B since
the last upload, it is not possible for dgit to make your history
fast-forwarding from the history on B. In such cases you
will have to pass I<--overwrite> to dgit. git-debrebase will normally
-tell you if this is will be needed.
+tell you if this will be needed.
Right before uploading, if you did not just already do so, you might
want to have git-debrebase(1) shuffle your branch such that the Debian
@@ -559,7 +590,7 @@ In the simplest case,
=back
-If that fails, because your branch and the NMUers work represent
+If that fails, because your branch and the NMUers' work represent
divergent branches of development, you have a number of options. Here
we describe the two simplest.