diff mercurial/help/templates.txt @ 32875:c8f2cf18b82e

formatter: load templates section like a map file

Since a map file has another level to select a template (spec -> mapfile
-> topic), this isn't exactly the same as how a map file works. But I believe
most users would expect the new behavior.

A literal template is stored as an unnamed template so that it will never
conflict with the templates defined in [templates] section.

--- a/mercurial/help/templates.txt	Sat May 06 17:41:05 2017 +0900
+++ b/mercurial/help/templates.txt	Sat Apr 22 20:14:55 2017 +0900
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@
 
   $ hg log -r . -Tnodedate
 
+A template defined in ``templates`` section can also be referenced from
+another template::
+
+  $ hg log -r . -T "{rev} {nodedate}"
+
+but be aware that the keywords cannot be overridden by templates. For example,
+a template defined as ``templates.rev`` cannot be referenced as ``{rev}``.
+
 Examples
 ========