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    backout: make help more explicit about what backout does · 02aa06a021a0
    Jonathan Nieder authored
    The help for backout explains:
    
       The backout command merges the reverse effect of the reverted
       changeset into the working directory.
    
    Unfortunately, that does not make it obvious to a newcomer what the
    backout command does.  Since it performs a 3-way merge, what is the
    common ancestor?  Will the result be automatically committed?  What is
    this reverted changeset --- is it the rev passed with -r on the
    command line or its inverse?
    
    So try to clarify the description, avoiding jargon and being
    explicit about what happens from the user's perspective.
    
    Thanks to Gilles Moris, Steve Borho, Kevin Bullock, and timeless for
    help.
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