diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 4e839db64c8119..a7b72d27220aeb 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -379,14 +379,7 @@ include::config/notes.txt[]
 
 include::config/pack.txt[]
 
-pager.<cmd>::
-	If the value is boolean, turns on or off pagination of the
-	output of a particular Git subcommand when writing to a tty.
-	Otherwise, turns on pagination for the subcommand using the
-	pager specified by the value of `pager.<cmd>`.  If `--paginate`
-	or `--no-pager` is specified on the command line, it takes
-	precedence over this option.  To disable pagination for all
-	commands, set `core.pager` or `GIT_PAGER` to `cat`.
+include::config/pager.txt[]
 
 pretty.<name>::
 	Alias for a --pretty= format string, as specified in
diff --git a/Documentation/config/pager.txt b/Documentation/config/pager.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d3731cf66c1900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/pager.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+pager.<cmd>::
+	If the value is boolean, turns on or off pagination of the
+	output of a particular Git subcommand when writing to a tty.
+	Otherwise, turns on pagination for the subcommand using the
+	pager specified by the value of `pager.<cmd>`.  If `--paginate`
+	or `--no-pager` is specified on the command line, it takes
+	precedence over this option.  To disable pagination for all
+	commands, set `core.pager` or `GIT_PAGER` to `cat`.