diff -r 5ed036e42fd9 -r 3c43dd85d3d1 mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Fri Apr 01 20:40:27 2011 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Fri Apr 01 22:44:58 2011 +0200
@@ -3370,8 +3370,9 @@
     directory, the reverted files will thus appear modified
     afterwards.
 
-    If a file has been deleted, it is restored. If the executable mode
-    of a file was changed, it is reset.
+    If a file has been deleted, it is restored. Files scheduled for
+    addition are just unscheduled and left as they are. If the
+    executable mode of a file was changed, it is reset.
 
     If names are given, all files matching the names are reverted.
     If no arguments are given, no files are reverted.