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diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txtindex 9b803b3..8a0a9c9 100644--- a/cgitrc.5.txt+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt@@ -505,7 +505,9 @@ repo.readme:: 	A path (relative to <repo.path>) which specifies a file to include 	verbatim as the "About" page for this repo. You may also specify a 	git refspec by head or by hash by prepending the refspec followed by-	a colon. For example, "master:docs/readme.mkd" Default value: <readme>.+	a colon. For example, "master:docs/readme.mkd". If the value begins+	with a colon, i.e. ":docs/readme.rst", the default branch of the+	repository will be used. Default value: <readme>.  repo.snapshots:: 	A mask of allowed snapshot-formats for this repo, restricted by the
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 9b803b3..8a0a9c9 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -505,7 +505,9 @@ repo.readme::
 	A path (relative to <repo.path>) which specifies a file to include
 	verbatim as the "About" page for this repo. You may also specify a
 	git refspec by head or by hash by prepending the refspec followed by
-	a colon. For example, "master:docs/readme.mkd" Default value: <readme>.
+	a colon. For example, "master:docs/readme.mkd". If the value begins
+	with a colon, i.e. ":docs/readme.rst", the default branch of the
+	repository will be used. Default value: <readme>.
 
 repo.snapshots::
 	A mask of allowed snapshot-formats for this repo, restricted by the