--- a/doc/hgrc.5.txt Tue Nov 30 17:48:12 2010 +0900
+++ b/doc/hgrc.5.txt Wed Dec 01 10:21:40 2010 +0100
@@ -203,8 +203,13 @@
``auth``
""""""""
-Authentication credentials for HTTP authentication. Each line has
-the following format::
+
+Authentication credentials for HTTP authentication. This section
+allows you to store usernames and passwords for use when logging
+*into* HTTP servers. See the web_ configuration section if you want to
+configure *who* can login to your HTTP server.
+
+Each line has the following format::
<name>.<argument> = <value>