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#    to [4ded2b2a78866b6d389fcfd02c1c2faeef3a99e6]
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--- monotone.texi	07d5b5af7b2c2af335d21f0b04c1682d438a019e
+++ monotone.texi	4ded2b2a78866b6d389fcfd02c1c2faeef3a99e6
@@ -8785,6 +8785,11 @@ @section Additional Lua Functions
 
 @ftable @code
 
address@hidden alias_command(@var{original}, @var{alias})
+
+This function adds a new alias for a monotone command.  A call to this function would
+normally be placed directly in the monotonerc file, rather than in a hook function.
+
 @item existonpath(@var{possible_command})
 
 This function receives a string containing the name of an external
@@ -8882,6 +8887,13 @@ @section Additional Lua Functions
 file in the standard TMP/TEMP directories.
 For the definition of @code{temp_file()}, see @ref{Default hooks}.
 
address@hidden mtn_automate( ... )
+
+The mtn_automate function calls the the monotone automate command passed in
+its arguments.  The output from the automate command is returned as a string.
+This function is not for use in ordinary hooks, but rather for lua based
+commands as defined by @code{register_command()}.
+
 @item parse_basic_io(@var{data})
 
 Parse the string @var{data}, which should be in basic_io format. It returns nil
@@ -8918,6 +8930,13 @@ @section Additional Lua Functions
 Returns true if a match for @var{regexp} is found in @var{str}, return
 false otherwise.
 
address@hidden register_command(@var{name}, @var{abstract}, @var{description}, @var{function})
+
+Add a command named @var{name} to the @var{user} command group in monotone.  This function is
+normally called directly from a monotonerc file rather than a hook.  When the user issues the
+registered command, monotone will call the lua @var{function} name supplied.  That function would
+then normally use mtn_automate() calls to service the request.
+
 @item server_request_sync(@var{what}, @var{address}, @var{include}, @var{exclude})
 
 Initiate a netsync connection to the server at @var{address}, with the