diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
index b634043183..1d4d2f8604 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ git filter-branch --parent-filter \
 or even simpler:
 
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-echo "$commit-id $graft-id" >> .git/info/grafts
+git replace --graft $commit-id $graft-id
 git filter-branch $graft-id..HEAD
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