diff --git a/CVSROOT/checkoutlist b/CVSROOT/checkoutlist
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+# The "checkoutlist" file is used to support additional version controlled
+# administrative files in $CVSROOT/CVSROOT, such as template files.
+#
+# The first entry on a line is a filename which will be checked out from
+# the corresponding RCS file in the $CVSROOT/CVSROOT directory.
+# The remainder of the line is an error message to use if the file cannot
+# be checked out.
+#
+# File format:
+#
+#	[<whitespace>]<filename><whitespace><error message><end-of-line>
+#
+# comment lines begin with '#'
diff --git a/CVSROOT/loginfo b/CVSROOT/loginfo
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+# The "loginfo" file controls where "cvs commit" log information
+# is sent.  The first entry on a line is a regular expression which must match
+# the directory that the change is being made to, relative to the
+# $CVSROOT.  If a match is found, then the remainder of the line is a filter
+# program that should expect log information on its standard input.
+#
+# If the repository name does not match any of the regular expressions in this
+# file, the "DEFAULT" line is used, if it is specified.
+#
+# If the name ALL appears as a regular expression it is always used
+# in addition to the first matching regex or DEFAULT.
+#
+# You may specify a format string as part of the
+# filter.  The string is composed of a `%' followed
+# by a single format character, or followed by a set of format
+# characters surrounded by `{' and `}' as separators.  The format
+# characters are:
+#
+#   s = file name
+#   V = old version number (pre-checkin)
+#   v = new version number (post-checkin)
+#
+# For example:
+#DEFAULT (echo ""; id; echo %s; date; cat) >> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/commitlog
+# or
+#DEFAULT (echo ""; id; echo %{sVv}; date; cat) >> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/commitlog