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help: improve grammar/wording of 'extensions' topic

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Greg Ward 2009-06-21 11:23:16 -04:00
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@ -50,16 +50,18 @@ def listexts(header, exts, maxlength):
def extshelp():
doc = _(r'''
Mercurial has a mechanism for adding new features through the
use of extensions. Extensions may bring new commands, or new
hooks, or change Mercurial's behavior.
Mercurial has the ability to add new features through the use of
extensions. Extensions may add new commands, add options to
existing commands, change the default behavior of commands, or
implement hooks.
Extensions are not loaded by default for a variety of reasons,
they may be meant for advanced users or provide potentially
dangerous commands (e.g. mq and rebase allow history to be
rewritten), they might not be ready for prime-time yet, or
they may alter Mercurial's behavior. It is thus up to the user
to activate extensions as desired.
Extensions are not loaded by default for a variety of reasons:
they can increase startup overhead; they may be meant for
advanced usage only; they may provide potentially dangerous
abilities (such as letting you destroy or modify history); they
might not be ready for prime time; or they may alter some
usual behaviors of stock Mercurial. It is thus up to the user to
activate extensions as needed.
To enable the "foo" extension, either shipped with Mercurial
or in the Python search path, create an entry for it in your