--- a/mercurial/commands.py Sat Aug 14 01:31:57 2010 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py Sat Aug 14 14:57:33 2010 +0200
@@ -739,8 +739,10 @@
If you are committing the result of a merge, do not provide any
filenames or -I/-X filters.
- If no commit message is specified, the configured editor is
- started to prompt you for a message.
+ If no commit message is specified, Mercurial starts your
+ configured editor where you can enter a message. In case your
+ commit fails, you will find a backup of your message in
+ ``.hg/last-message.txt``.
See :hg:`help dates` for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.