# HG changeset patch
# User Dirkjan Ochtman <dirkjan@ochtman.nl>
# Date 2008-07-25 11:26:16
# Node ID e37fa751182a7f519285a3a2c9caaa03ba27f16d
# Parent  05a62e8ddf3d314f781e078c23ff94fc2c3ed8c7

add note about updating one file to update help

diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -2781,6 +2781,8 @@ def update(ui, repo, node=None, rev=None
     If the requested revision is on a different named branch and the
     working directory is clean, update quietly switches branches.
 
+    If you want to update just one file to an older revision, use revert.
+
     See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for --date.
     """
     if rev and node: