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diff --git a/dgit.7 b/dgit.7
index 09bb8f44..70165a1b 100644
--- a/dgit.7
+++ b/dgit.7
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ is configured this way.
 git has features which can automatically transform files
 as they are being copied between the working tree
 and the git history.
+The attributes can be specified in the source tree itself,
+in
+.BR .gitattributes .
 See \fBgitattributes\fP(5).
 
 These transformations are context-sensitive
@@ -213,25 +216,23 @@ so dgit operates on the principle that
 the dgit git history contains the actual contents of the package.
 (When dgit is manipulating a .dsc,
 it does so in a private area,
-where the transforming gitattributes are defused (disabled),
+where the transforming gitattributes are defused,
 to achieve this.)
 
-If transforming gitattributes used,
+If transforming gitattributes are used,
 they can cause trouble,
 because the working tree files can differ from
 the git revision history
 (and therefore from the source packages).
+dgit warns if it finds a .gitattributes file
+(in a package being fetched or imported),
+unless the transforming gitattributes have been defused.
 
-So dgit clone
+dgit clone
 and dgit setup-new-tree
 disable transforming gitattributes
 by default,
-by creating a .git/info/attributes.
-When fetching or importing sources
-dgit warns if it finds .gitattributes file
-and the transforming gitattributes have not been defused
-(e.g. in the case of a tree not made with dgit clone).
-
+by creating a suitable .git/info/attributes.
 See
 .B dgit setup-new-tree
 and