--- a/mercurial/commands.py Sat Aug 14 14:57:33 2010 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py Sun Aug 15 17:33:03 2010 +0200
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
- empty to denote the default parent.
All string valued-elements are either strictly alphanumeric, or must
- be enclosed in double quotes ("..."), with "\" as escape character.
+ be enclosed in double quotes ("..."), with "\\" as escape character.
Note that the --overwritten-file and --appended-file options imply the
use of "HGMERGE=internal:local" during DAG buildup.