diff --git a/mercurial/ui.py b/mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ username =
 
     'local':
 """# example repository config (see "hg help config" for more info)
+[paths]
+# path aliases to other clones of this repo in URLs or filesystem paths
+# (see "hg help config.paths" for more info)
+#
+# default      = http://example.com/hg/example-repo
+# default-push = ssh://jdoe@example.net/hg/jdoes-fork
+# my-fork      = ssh://jdoe@example.net/hg/jdoes-fork
+# my-clone     = /home/jdoe/jdoes-clone
+
+[ui]
+# name and email (local to this repository, optional), e.g.
+# username = Jane Doe <jdoe@example.com>
 """,
 
     'global':