# HG changeset patch
# User Martin Geisler <mg@daimi.au.dk>
# Date 1238797926 -7200
# Node ID fc4a3931e60869aabe236e5dbd7b2ce3ac1b2a7a
# Parent  a8a719ff150a480d1e1f79c9f1c9a65e61410a56
commands: stress that commit is a local operation

diff -r a8a719ff150a -r fc4a3931e608 mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Sat Apr 04 00:27:55 2009 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Sat Apr 04 00:32:06 2009 +0200
@@ -609,7 +609,9 @@
 def commit(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     """commit the specified files or all outstanding changes
 
-    Commit changes to the given files into the repository.
+    Commit changes to the given files into the repository.  Unlike a
+    centralized RCS, this operation is a local operation.  See hg push
+    for means to actively distribute your changes.
 
     If a list of files is omitted, all changes reported by "hg status"
     will be committed.