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+# The "notify" file controls where notifications from watches set by
+# "cvs watch add" or "cvs edit" are sent.  The first entry on a line is
+# a regular expression which is tested against the directory that the
+# change is being made to, relative to the $CVSROOT.  If it matches,
+# then the remainder of the line is a filter program that should contain
+# one occurrence of %s for the user to notify, and information on its
+# standard input.
+#
+# "ALL" or "DEFAULT" can be used in place of the regular expression.
+#
+# For example:
+#ALL mail %s -s "CVS notification"