# HG changeset patch # User Bryan O'Sullivan # Date 1175322191 25200 # Node ID d4570b8c78bdd09ddd0d3dbf5a680041a17904b7 # Parent 6413f88338dfb1f4f02df750550ec7d6370a801b Be more explicit about the behaviour of copy with modified files. diff -r 6413f88338df -r d4570b8c78bd en/daily.tex --- a/en/daily.tex Fri Mar 30 23:20:27 2007 -0700 +++ b/en/daily.tex Fri Mar 30 23:23:11 2007 -0700 @@ -247,9 +247,11 @@ When you use the \hgcmd{copy} command, Mercurial makes a copy of each source file as it currently stands in the working directory. This -means that if you make some modifications to a file, then copy it -without first having committed those changes, the new copy will -contain your modifications. +means that if you make some modifications to a file, then \hgcmd{copy} +it without first having committed those changes, the new copy will +also contain the modifications you have made up until that point. (I +find this behaviour a little counterintuitive, which is why I mention +it here.) The \hgcmd{copy} command acts similarly to the Unix \command{cp} command (you can use the \hgcmd{cp} alias if you prefer). The last