diff --git a/mercurial/help/subrepos.txt b/mercurial/help/subrepos.txt
--- a/mercurial/help/subrepos.txt
+++ b/mercurial/help/subrepos.txt
@@ -75,32 +75,33 @@ Interaction with Mercurial Commands
 :add: add does not recurse in subrepos unless -S/--subrepos is
     specified.  However, if you specify the full path of a file in a
     subrepo, it will be added even without -S/--subrepos specified.
-    Subversion subrepositories are currently silently
+    Git and Subversion subrepositories are currently silently
     ignored.
 
 :archive: archive does not recurse in subrepositories unless
     -S/--subrepos is specified.
 
 :commit: commit creates a consistent snapshot of the state of the
-    entire project and its subrepositories. It does this by first
-    attempting to commit all modified subrepositories, then recording
-    their state and finally committing it in the parent
-    repository. Mercurial can be made to abort if any subrepository
-    content is modified by setting "ui.commitsubrepos=no" in a
-    configuration file (see :hg:`help config`).
+    entire project and its subrepositories. If any subrepositories
+    have been modified, Mercurial will abort.  Mercurial can be made
+    to instead commit all modified subrepositories by specifying
+    -S/--subrepos, or setting "ui.commitsubrepos=True" in a
+    configuration file (see :hg:`help config`).  After there are no
+    longer any modified subrepositories, it records their state and
+    finally commits it in the parent repository.
 
 :diff: diff does not recurse in subrepos unless -S/--subrepos is
     specified. Changes are displayed as usual, on the subrepositories
-    elements. Subversion subrepositories are currently silently
-    ignored.
+    elements. Git and Subversion subrepositories are currently
+    silently ignored.
 
 :incoming: incoming does not recurse in subrepos unless -S/--subrepos
-    is specified. Subversion subrepositories are currently silently
-    ignored.
+    is specified. Git and Subversion subrepositories are currently
+    silently ignored.
 
 :outgoing: outgoing does not recurse in subrepos unless -S/--subrepos
-    is specified. Subversion subrepositories are currently silently
-    ignored.
+    is specified. Git and Subversion subrepositories are currently
+    silently ignored.
 
 :pull: pull is not recursive since it is not clear what to pull prior
     to running :hg:`update`. Listing and retrieving all
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ Interaction with Mercurial Commands
 :push: Mercurial will automatically push all subrepositories first
     when the parent repository is being pushed. This ensures new
     subrepository changes are available when referenced by top-level
-    repositories.
+    repositories.  Push is a no-op for Subversion subrepositories.
 
 :status: status does not recurse into subrepositories unless
     -S/--subrepos is specified. Subrepository changes are displayed as