diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 3bd68b0167..75633e65da 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -904,18 +904,25 @@ for further details.
 	based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not.
 
 'GIT_TRACE'::
-	If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison
-	is case insensitive), Git will print `trace:` messages on
-	stderr telling about alias expansion, built-in command
-	execution and external command execution.
-	If this variable is set to an integer value greater than 1
-	and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this
-	value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the
-	trace messages into this file descriptor.
-	Alternatively, if this variable is set to an absolute path
-	(starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this
-	as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
-	into it.
+	Enables general trace messages, e.g. alias expansion, built-in
+	command execution and external command execution.
++
+If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison
+is case insensitive), trace messages will be printed to
+stderr.
++
+If the variable is set to an integer value greater than 2
+and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this
+value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the
+trace messages into this file descriptor.
++
+Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path
+(starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this
+as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
+into it.
++
+Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
+"false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.
 
 'GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS'::
 	If this variable is set to a path, a file will be created at
@@ -925,10 +932,21 @@ for further details.
 	pack-related performance problems.
 
 'GIT_TRACE_PACKET'::
-	If this variable is set, it shows a trace of all packets
-	coming in or out of a given program. This can help with
-	debugging object negotiation or other protocol issues. Tracing
-	is turned off at a packet starting with "PACK".
+	Enables trace messages for all packets coming in or out of a
+	given program. This can help with debugging object negotiation
+	or other protocol issues. Tracing is turned off at a packet
+	starting with "PACK".
+	See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
+
+'GIT_TRACE_SETUP'::
+	Enables trace messages printing the .git, working tree and current
+	working directory after Git has completed its setup phase.
+	See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
+
+'GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW'::
+	Enables trace messages that can help debugging fetching /
+	cloning of shallow repositories.
+	See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
 
 GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS::
 	Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all