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# patch "monotone.texi"
#  from [428d5bc4fb9ddce9307d8a7cd0d9381e9888a044]
#    to [2269eee5f4f09d18f6903d523d01f211115bb5e7]
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--- monotone.texi	428d5bc4fb9ddce9307d8a7cd0d9381e9888a044
+++ monotone.texi	2269eee5f4f09d18f6903d523d01f211115bb5e7
@@ -4003,6 +4003,17 @@ @section Tree
 With an explicit @option{--revision} argument, the command outputs
 contents of @var{path} at that revision.
 
address@hidden mtn publish [--force] address@hidden address@hidden @var{directory}
+
+These commands checkout a revision @var{id} from your database but
+don't create a workspace.  If directory @var{directory} already exists,
+monotone will require the --force option to proceed.  If @var{directory}
+exists and is a file, monotone will _not_ proceed at all.  Monotone will
+not publish to the current working directory (.).  In the case where
address@hidden exists and is a directory and --force is supplied, the
+original directory will be preserved as @address@hidden@var{pid
+of mtn address@hidden
+
 @item mtn checkout address@hidden @var{directory}
 @itemx mtn co address@hidden @var{directory}
 @itemx mtn address@hidden checkout @var{directory}