diff --git a/Documentation/config/remote.txt b/Documentation/config/remote.txt
index 0678b4bcfef7e6..eef0bf4f622c7b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/remote.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ remote.pushDefault::
 
 remote.<name>.url::
 	The URL of a remote repository.  See linkgit:git-fetch[1] or
-	linkgit:git-push[1].
+	linkgit:git-push[1]. A configured remote can have multiple URLs;
+	in this case the first is used for fetching, and all are used
+	for pushing (assuming no `remote.<name>.pushurl` is defined).
 
 remote.<name>.pushurl::
 	The push URL of a remote repository.  See linkgit:git-push[1].
+	If a `pushurl` option is present in a configured remote, it
+	is used for pushing instead of `remote.<name>.url`. A configured
+	remote can have multiple push URLs; in this case a push goes to
+	all of them.
 
 remote.<name>.proxy::
 	For remotes that require curl (http, https and ftp), the URL to