--- a/doc/hgrc.5.txt Wed Jun 02 14:40:31 2010 +0200
+++ b/doc/hgrc.5.txt Wed Jun 02 14:54:25 2010 +0200
@@ -294,24 +294,9 @@
where the standard shell I/O redirection operators often have
strange effects and may corrupt the contents of your files.
-The most common usage is for LF <-> CRLF translation on Windows. For
-this, use the "smart" converters which check for binary files::
-
- [extensions]
- hgext.win32text =
- [encode]
- ** = cleverencode:
- [decode]
- ** = cleverdecode:
-
-or if you only want to translate certain files::
-
- [extensions]
- hgext.win32text =
- [encode]
- **.txt = dumbencode:
- [decode]
- **.txt = dumbdecode:
+This filter mechanism is used internally by the ``eol`` extension to
+translate line ending characters between Windows (CRLF) and Unix (LF)
+format. We suggest you use the ``eol`` extension for convenience.
``defaults``