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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Annex/Direct.hs b/Annex/Direct.hs
index 6ddea08fb..77a544257 100644
--- a/Annex/Direct.hs
+++ b/Annex/Direct.hs
@@ -153,7 +153,12 @@ mergeDirectCleanup d oldsha newsha = do
 		nukeFile f
 		void $ catchMaybeIO $ removeDirectory $ parentDir f
 	
-	{- Key symlinks are replaced with their content, if it's available. -}
+	{- The symlink is created from the key, rather than moving in the
+	 - symlink created in the temp directory by the merge. This because
+	 - a conflicted merge will write to some other file in the temp
+	 - directory.
+	 -
+ 	 - Symlinks are replaced with their content, if it's available. -}
 	movein k f = do
 		l <- calcGitLink f k
 		liftIO $ replaceFile f $ const $