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--- a/README	Tue Jul 14 22:42:56 2009 -0400
+++ b/README	Tue Jul 14 22:44:00 2009 -0400
@@ -54,13 +54,19 @@
 
 * **bookmark:** the current bookmark
 * **branch:** the current branch
+* **root:** the full path to the root of the current repository, without a trailing slash
+* **root|basename:** the directory name of the root of the current repository.  For example, if the repository is in `/home/u/myrepo` then this keyword would expand to `myrepo`.
+* **status:**  `!` if the repository has any changed/added/removed files, otherwise `?` if it has any untracked (but not ignored) files, otherwise nothing.
+
+Remote Status Keywords
+----------------------
+
+There are several keywords available to monitor the status of remote repositories.  Because this can be an expensive operation if the remote repository is across a network, they cache their results in `.hg/prompt/cache/`.  The cache is updated roughly every fifteen minutes.
+
 * **incoming:** this keyword prints nothing on its own.  If the default path contains incoming changesets the extra text will be expanded. For example: `{incoming changes{incoming}}` will expand to `incoming changes` if there are changes, or nothing otherwise.
 * **incoming|count:** the number of incoming changesets if greater than 0
 * **outgoing:** this keyword prints nothing on its own.  If the current repository contains outgoing changesets (to default) the extra text will be expanded. For example: `{outgoing changes{outgoing}}` will expand to `outgoing changes` if there are changes, or nothing otherwise.
 * **outgoing|count:** the number of outgoing changesets if greater than 0
-* **root:** the full path to the root of the current repository, without a trailing slash
-* **root|basename:** the directory name of the root of the current repository.  For example, if the repository is in `/home/u/myrepo` then this keyword would expand to `myrepo`.
-* **status:**  `!` if the repository has any changed/added/removed files, otherwise `?` if it has any untracked (but not ignored) files, otherwise nothing.
 
 Putting it in a Bash Prompt
 ---------------------------
@@ -78,4 +84,4 @@
 Questions, Comments, Suggestions
 --------------------------------
 
-The code was kind of thrown together in one night after I got tired of chaining three or four hg runs together to get what I wanted.  I'm sure it's not perfect, so if you've got a way to improve it please add an issue and let me know.
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+The code was kind of thrown together in a few nights after I got tired of chaining three or four hg runs together to get what I wanted.  I'm sure it's not perfect, so if you've got a way to improve it please add an issue and let me know.
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--- a/prompt.py	Tue Jul 14 22:42:56 2009 -0400
+++ b/prompt.py	Tue Jul 14 22:44:00 2009 -0400
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@
     
     - bookmark: the current bookmark
     - branch: the current branch
+    - root: the full path to the root of the current repository, without a 
+        trailing slash
+    - root|basename: the directory name of the root of the current
+        repository.  For example, if the repository is in '/home/u/myrepo'
+        then this keyword would expand to 'myrepo'.
+    - status: "!" if the current repository contains files that have been
+        modified, added, removed, or deleted, otherwise "?" if it contains
+        untracked (and not ignored) files, otherwise nothing.
+    
+    There are also several keywords that deal with the status of remote
+    repositories.  They cache their results in .hg/prompt/cache/ and refresh
+    approximately every fifteen minutes to avoid overloading remote servers.
+    
     - incoming: this keyword prints nothing on its own.  If the default
         path contains incoming changesets the extra text will be expanded.
         For example:
@@ -76,14 +89,6 @@
             '{outgoing changes{outgoing}}' will expand to
             'outgoing changes' if there are changes, '' otherwise.
     - outgoing|count: the number of outgoing changesets if greater than 0
-    - root: the full path to the root of the current repository, without a 
-        trailing slash
-    - root|basename: the directory name of the root of the current
-        repository.  For example, if the repository is in '/home/u/myrepo'
-        then this keyword would expand to 'myrepo'.
-    - status: "!" if the current repository contains files that have been
-        modified, added, removed, or deleted, otherwise "?" if it contains
-        untracked (and not ignored) files, otherwise nothing.
     '''
     
     def _branch(m):