$ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
> [censor]
> policy=ignore
> EOF
$ mkdir r
$ cd r
$ hg init
$ echo secret > target
$ hg commit -Am "secret"
adding target
$ touch bystander
$ hg commit -Am "innocent"
adding bystander
$ echo erased-secret > target
$ hg commit -m "erased secret"
$ hg censor target --config extensions.censor= -r ".^^"
$ hg update ".^"
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ cat target
$ hg update tip
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved