# HG changeset patch
# User Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
# Date 1317409968 18000
#      Fri Sep 30 14:12:48 2011 -0500
# Node ID 04e5449e25dce402bef8194c359b1499655c96da
# Parent  1c57d8b38d5a2f5a22f2d8d8c296e6a5d98e2934
clone: add a note about -u/-U

diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1052,6 +1052,9 @@
     tag will include the tagged changeset but not the changeset
     containing the tag.
 
+    To check out a particular version, use -u/--update, or
+    -U/--noupdate to create a clone with no working directory.
+
     .. container:: verbose
 
       For efficiency, hardlinks are used for cloning whenever the