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@@ -960,14 +960,15 @@
 
 	<para>This command creates a copy of
 	  <filename>foo.c</filename> named <filename>bar.c</filename>,
-	  with the new file also under version control:</para>
+	  with the new file also under version control and with the full
+	  history of <filename>foo.c</filename>:</para>
 
 	<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>svn copy <replaceable>foo.c</replaceable> <replaceable>bar.c</replaceable></userinput></screen>
 
-	<para>The example above is equivalent to:</para>
-
-	<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>cp foo.c bar.c</userinput>
-&prompt.user; <userinput>svn add bar.c</userinput></screen>
+	<para>This is usually preferred to copying the file with
+	  <command>cp</command> and adding it to the repository with
+	  <command>svn add</command> because this way the new file does not
+	  inherit the original one's history.</para>
 
 	<para>To move and rename a file:</para>