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The common syntax

The four files `commitinfo', `loginfo', `rcsinfo' and `editinfo' all have a common format. The purpose of the files are described later on. The common syntax is described here.

Each line contains the following:

• A regular expression

• A whitespace separator--one or more spaces and/or tabs.

• A file name or command-line template.

Blank lines are ignored. Lines that start with the character `#' are treated as comments. Long lines unfortunately can not be broken in two parts in any way.

Whenever one of the regular expressions matches a directory name in the repository, the rest of the line is used.

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