diff -r 1209de02034e -r fad02a84c4ac mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Sat Oct 08 14:18:18 2011 -0500
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Sat Oct 08 15:19:05 2011 -0500
@@ -836,7 +836,6 @@
     :hg:`commit --close-branch` to mark this branch as closed.
 
     .. note::
-
        Branch names are permanent. Use :hg:`bookmark` to create a
        light-weight bookmark instead. See :hg:`help glossary` for more
        information about named branches and bookmarks.