diff --git a/doc/hgrc.5.txt b/doc/hgrc.5.txt
--- a/doc/hgrc.5.txt
+++ b/doc/hgrc.5.txt
@@ -29,50 +29,9 @@ Mercurial reads configuration data from 
 The names of these files depend on the system on which Mercurial is
 installed. ``*.rc`` files from a single directory are read in
 alphabetical order, later ones overriding earlier ones. Where multiple
-paths are given below, settings from later paths override earlier
+paths are given below, settings from earlier paths override later
 ones.
 
-| (Unix) ``<install-root>/etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc``
-| (Unix) ``<install-root>/etc/mercurial/hgrc``
-
-    Per-installation configuration files, searched for in the
-    directory where Mercurial is installed. ``<install-root>`` is the
-    parent directory of the **hg** executable (or symlink) being run. For
-    example, if installed in ``/shared/tools/bin/hg``, Mercurial will look
-    in ``/shared/tools/etc/mercurial/hgrc``. Options in these files apply
-    to all Mercurial commands executed by any user in any directory.
-
-| (Unix) ``/etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc``
-| (Unix) ``/etc/mercurial/hgrc``
-
-    Per-system configuration files, for the system on which Mercurial
-    is running. Options in these files apply to all Mercurial commands
-    executed by any user in any directory. Options in these files
-    override per-installation options.
-
-| (Windows) ``<install-dir>\Mercurial.ini`` or else
-| (Windows) ``HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mercurial`` or else
-| (Windows) ``C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini``
-
-    Per-installation/system configuration files, for the system on
-    which Mercurial is running. Options in these files apply to all
-    Mercurial commands executed by any user in any directory. Registry
-    keys contain PATH-like strings, every part of which must reference
-    a ``Mercurial.ini`` file or be a directory where ``*.rc`` files will
-    be read.
-
-| (Unix) ``$HOME/.hgrc``
-| (Windows) ``%HOME%\Mercurial.ini``
-| (Windows) ``%HOME%\.hgrc``
-| (Windows) ``%USERPROFILE%\Mercurial.ini``
-| (Windows) ``%USERPROFILE%\.hgrc``
-
-    Per-user configuration file(s), for the user running Mercurial. On
-    Windows 9x, ``%HOME%`` is replaced by ``%APPDATA%``. Options in these
-    files apply to all Mercurial commands executed by this user in any
-    directory. Options in these files override per-installation and
-    per-system options.
-
 | (Unix, Windows) ``<repo>/.hg/hgrc``
 
     Per-repository configuration options that only apply in a
@@ -83,6 +42,47 @@ ones.
     trusted user or to a trusted group. See the documentation for the
     trusted section below for more details.
 
+| (Unix) ``$HOME/.hgrc``
+| (Windows) ``%USERPROFILE%\.hgrc``
+| (Windows) ``%USERPROFILE%\Mercurial.ini``
+| (Windows) ``%HOME%\.hgrc``
+| (Windows) ``%HOME%\Mercurial.ini``
+
+    Per-user configuration file(s), for the user running Mercurial. On
+    Windows 9x, ``%HOME%`` is replaced by ``%APPDATA%``. Options in these
+    files apply to all Mercurial commands executed by this user in any
+    directory. Options in these files override per-system and per-installation
+    options.
+
+| (Unix) ``/etc/mercurial/hgrc``
+| (Unix) ``/etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc``
+
+    Per-system configuration files, for the system on which Mercurial
+    is running. Options in these files apply to all Mercurial commands
+    executed by any user in any directory. Options in these files
+    override per-installation options.
+
+| (Unix) ``<install-root>/etc/mercurial/hgrc``
+| (Unix) ``<install-root>/etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc``
+
+    Per-installation configuration files, searched for in the
+    directory where Mercurial is installed. ``<install-root>`` is the
+    parent directory of the **hg** executable (or symlink) being run. For
+    example, if installed in ``/shared/tools/bin/hg``, Mercurial will look
+    in ``/shared/tools/etc/mercurial/hgrc``. Options in these files apply
+    to all Mercurial commands executed by any user in any directory.
+
+| (Windows) ``C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini``
+| (Windows) ``HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mercurial``
+| (Windows) ``<install-dir>\Mercurial.ini``
+
+    Per-installation/system configuration files, for the system on
+    which Mercurial is running. Options in these files apply to all
+    Mercurial commands executed by any user in any directory. Registry
+    keys contain PATH-like strings, every part of which must reference
+    a ``Mercurial.ini`` file or be a directory where ``*.rc`` files will
+    be read.
+
 SYNTAX
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