diff --git a/hgext/fix.py b/hgext/fix.py
--- a/hgext/fix.py
+++ b/hgext/fix.py
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 Provides a command that runs configured tools on the contents of modified files,
 writing back any fixes to the working copy or replacing changesets.
 
+Fixer tools are run in the repository's root directory. This allows them to read
+configuration files from the working copy, or even write to the working copy.
+The working copy is not updated to match the revision being fixed. In fact,
+several revisions may be fixed in parallel. Writes to the working copy are not
+amended into the revision being fixed; fixer tools MUST always read content to
+be fixed from stdin, and write fixed file content back to stdout.
+
 Here is an example configuration that causes :hg:`fix` to apply automatic
 formatting fixes to modified lines in C++ code::
 
@@ -113,13 +120,6 @@ perform other post-fixing work. The supp
     mapping fixer tool names to lists of metadata values returned from
     executions that modified a file. This aggregates the same metadata
     previously passed to the "postfixfile" hook.
-
-Fixer tools are run in the repository's root directory. This allows them to read
-configuration files from the working copy, or even write to the working copy.
-The working copy is not updated to match the revision being fixed. In fact,
-several revisions may be fixed in parallel. Writes to the working copy are not
-amended into the revision being fixed; fixer tools should always write fixed
-file content back to stdout as documented above.
 """
 
 
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ usage = _(b'[OPTION]... [FILE]...')
 def fix(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     """rewrite file content in changesets or working directory
 
-    Runs any configured tools to fix the content of files. Only affects files
+    Runs any configured tools to fix the content of files. (See
+    :hg:`help -e fix` for details about configuring tools.) Only affects files
     with changes, unless file arguments are provided. Only affects changed lines
     of files, unless the --whole flag is used. Some tools may always affect the
     whole file regardless of --whole.
diff --git a/tests/test-fix.t b/tests/test-fix.t
--- a/tests/test-fix.t
+++ b/tests/test-fix.t
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ Help text for fix.
   
   rewrite file content in changesets or working directory
   
-      Runs any configured tools to fix the content of files. Only affects files
-      with changes, unless file arguments are provided. Only affects changed
-      lines of files, unless the --whole flag is used. Some tools may always
-      affect the whole file regardless of --whole.
+      Runs any configured tools to fix the content of files. (See 'hg help -e
+      fix' for details about configuring tools.) Only affects files with
+      changes, unless file arguments are provided. Only affects changed lines of
+      files, unless the --whole flag is used. Some tools may always affect the
+      whole file regardless of --whole.
   
       If --working-dir is used, files with uncommitted changes in the working
       copy will be fixed. Note that no backup are made.
@@ -125,6 +126,13 @@ Help text for fix.
   Provides a command that runs configured tools on the contents of modified
   files, writing back any fixes to the working copy or replacing changesets.
   
+  Fixer tools are run in the repository's root directory. This allows them to
+  read configuration files from the working copy, or even write to the working
+  copy. The working copy is not updated to match the revision being fixed. In
+  fact, several revisions may be fixed in parallel. Writes to the working copy
+  are not amended into the revision being fixed; fixer tools MUST always read
+  content to be fixed from stdin, and write fixed file content back to stdout.
+  
   Here is an example configuration that causes 'hg fix' to apply automatic
   formatting fixes to modified lines in C++ code:
   
@@ -231,13 +239,6 @@ Help text for fix.
       executions that modified a file. This aggregates the same metadata
       previously passed to the "postfixfile" hook.
   
-  Fixer tools are run in the repository's root directory. This allows them to
-  read configuration files from the working copy, or even write to the working
-  copy. The working copy is not updated to match the revision being fixed. In
-  fact, several revisions may be fixed in parallel. Writes to the working copy
-  are not amended into the revision being fixed; fixer tools should always write
-  fixed file content back to stdout as documented above.
-  
   list of commands:
   
    fix           rewrite file content in changesets or working directory