# HG changeset patch
# User Kevin Bullock <kbullock@ringworld.org>
# Date 2014-08-30 13:13:02
# Node ID 6a8b8efb06418da18aae18597cd11490f93110f2
# Parent  0c838e7459a55726d3f55b29b0d7b26ca4ada2cb

bookmarks: refer to "the" active bookmark to clarify that there's only one

This is a follow-on to 0c6cdbb697d9 that just makes a slight clarification.

diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@ def bookmark(ui, repo, *names, **opts):
     Deleting or moving a bookmark has no effect on the associated changesets.
 
     Creating or updating to a bookmark causes it to be marked as 'active'.
-    Active bookmarks are indicated with a '*'.
-    When a commit is made, an active bookmark will advance to the new commit.
+    The active bookmark is indicated with a '*'.
+    When a commit is made, the active bookmark will advance to the new commit.
     A plain :hg:`update` will also advance an active bookmark, if possible.
     Updating away from a bookmark will cause it to be deactivated.