diff --git a/git-secrets.1 b/git-secrets.1
index 17a322c..3edb173 100644
--- a/git-secrets.1
+++ b/git-secrets.1
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ level margin: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
 \fI\%Options for \fB\-\-aws\-provider\fP\fP
 .IP \(bu 2
 \fI\%Options for \fB\-\-add\-provider\fP\fP
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fI\%Options for \fB\-\-remove\fP\fP
 .UNINDENT
 .IP \(bu 2
 \fI\%Defining prohibited patterns\fP
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ git secrets \-\-add [\-a|\-\-allowed] [\-l|\-\-literal] [\-\-global] <pattern>
 git secrets \-\-add\-provider [\-\-global] <command> [arguments...]
 git secrets \-\-register\-aws [\-\-global]
 git secrets \-\-aws\-provider [<credentials\-file>]
+git secrets \-\-remove [\-d|\-\-deleteallowed] [\-u|\-\-deleteliteral] [\-\-global] <pattern>
 .ft P
 .fi
 .UNINDENT
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ the directory to the current user \fBPATH\fP\&.
 .sp
 .nf
 .ft C
-PS > ./install.ps1
+powershell \-file install.ps1
 .ft P
 .fi
 .UNINDENT
@@ -298,6 +301,9 @@ do not commit credentials to a repository.
 .B \fB\-\-aws\-provider\fP
 Secret provider that outputs credentials found in an INI file. You can
 optionally provide the path to an INI file.
+.TP
+.B \fB\-\-remove\fP
+Removes a pattern or literal from the git config
 .UNINDENT
 .SS Options for \fB\-\-install\fP
 .INDENT 0.0
@@ -629,6 +635,83 @@ git secrets \-\-add\-provider \-\- cat /path/to/secret/file/patterns
 .fi
 .UNINDENT
 .UNINDENT
+.SS Options for \fB\-\-remove\fP
+.IP "System Message: WARNING/2 (README.rst:, line 400)"
+Title underline too short.
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+Options for \(ga\(ga\-\-remove\(ga\(ga
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B \fB\-\-global\fP
+Removes patterns from the global git config
+.TP
+.B \fB\-u, \-\-deleteliteral\fP
+Removes a literal pattern added with the \-\-add command from the git config
+.TP
+.B \fB\-d, \-\-deleteallowed\fP
+Removes an allowed pattern from the git config
+.TP
+.B \fB<pattern>\fP
+The regex pattern to remove.
+.UNINDENT
+.SS Examples
+.sp
+Removes a prohibited pattern to the current repo:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+git secrets \-\-remove \(aq[A\-Z0\-9]{20}\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+Removes a prohibited pattern to the global git config:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+git secrets \-\-remove \-\-global \(aq[A\-Z0\-9]{20}\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+Removes a string that is scanned for literally (\fB+\fP is escaped):
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+git secrets \-\-remove \-\-deleteliteral \(aqfoo+bar\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
+.sp
+Removes an allowed pattern:
+.INDENT 0.0
+.INDENT 3.5
+.sp
+.nf
+.ft C
+git secrets \-\-remove \-d \(aqallowed pattern\(aq
+.ft P
+.fi
+.UNINDENT
+.UNINDENT
 .SH DEFINING PROHIBITED PATTERNS
 .sp
 \fBegrep\fP\-compatible regular expressions are used to determine if a commit or
@@ -640,6 +723,10 @@ like Ubuntu (BSD vs GNU).
 .sp
 You can add prohibited regular expression patterns to your git config using
 \fBgit secrets \-\-add <pattern>\fP\&.
+.sp
+You can also add prohibited regular expressions patterns to a
+\fB\&.gitprohibited\fP file located in the repository\(aqs root directory. Lines starting
+with \fB#\fP are skipped (comment line) and empty lines are also skipped.
 .SH IGNORING FALSE POSITIVES
 .sp
 Sometimes a regular expression might match false positives. For example, git