--- a/doc/hg.1.txt
+++ b/doc/hg.1.txt
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ cat <file> [revision]::
clone [-U] <source> [dest]::
Create a copy of an existing repository in a new directory.
- If the destination directory is specified but doesn't exist, it is
- created. If no destination directory is specified, it defaults to the
- current directory.
+ If no destination directory name is specified, it defaults to the
+ basename of the source.
The source is added to the new repository's .hg/hgrc file to be used in
future pulls.