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Minor tweaks.
author Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
date Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:42:40 -0800
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555 determine efficiently whether you have modified a file. For each file 555 determine efficiently whether you have modified a file. For each file
556 in the working directory, it stores the time that it last modified the 556 in the working directory, it stores the time that it last modified the
557 file itself, and the size of the file at that time. 557 file itself, and the size of the file at that time.
558 558
559 When you explicitly \hgcmd{add}, \hgcmd{remove}, \hgcmd{rename} or 559 When you explicitly \hgcmd{add}, \hgcmd{remove}, \hgcmd{rename} or
560 \hgcmd{copy} files, the dirstate is updated each time. 560 \hgcmd{copy} files, Mercurial updates the dirstate so that it knows
561 what to do with those files when you commit.
561 562
562 When Mercurial is checking the states of files in the working 563 When Mercurial is checking the states of files in the working
563 directory, it first checks a file's modification time. If that has 564 directory, it first checks a file's modification time. If that has
564 not changed, the file must not have been modified. If the file's size 565 not changed, the file must not have been modified. If the file's size
565 has changed, the file must have been modified. If the modification 566 has changed, the file must have been modified. If the modification