Following script re-creates problem with "fossil commit" giving an error message "2fossil: unknown command: &lt;p&gt;&lt;font".  Problem seen on both linux (CentOS 5.3) and Windows XP SP3.  I was trying to get 2 repo's to automatically sync with each other.

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cat > bug2.sh <<EOF

#
# Try and set up bi-directional sync:
#   create golden.fsl
#   clone golden.fsl -> clone.fsl
#   pull  clone.fsl  -> golden.fsl
#   then add file to golden.fsl and see if added to clone.fsl
#
echo 888888888888888888888888888 OS/fossil versions
cat
uname -a
fossil version
#
echo 888888888888888888888888888 cleanup/create test dir
rm -rf testsync
mkdir -p testsync/co
cd testsync
#
echo 888888888888888888888888888 creating golden.fsl
fossil new golden.fsl
fossil setting autosync 1 -R golden.fsl
fossil setting clearsign 0 -R golden.fsl
#
echo   888888888888888888888888888 cloning to clone.fsl
fossil clone clone.fsl
echo   888888888888888888888888888 pull clone.fsl back to golden.fsl
# fossil sync -R golden.fsl
fossil pull -R golden.fsl
#
echo   888888888888888888888888888 open golden.fsl
cd co
fossil open ../golden.fsl
echo 888888888888888888888888888 adding file.txt to golden.fsl
echo "test line 1" > file.txt
fossil add file.txt
echo   888888888888888888888888888 now commit golden.fsl
fossil commit -m "added file.txt"
echo   888888888888888888888888888 now close golden.fsl
fossil close
cd ..
EOF
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Output of this script is as follows:

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fossil]$ ./bug2.sh
888888888888888888888888888 OS/fossil versions
CentOS release 5.3 (Final)
Linux 2.6.18-128.2.1.el5xen #1 SMP Tue Jul 14 07:07:49 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
This is fossil version [e124881a70] 2009-07-07 14:53:58 UTC
888888888888888888888888888 cleanup/create test dir
888888888888888888888888888 creating golden.fsl
project-id:
server-id:
admin-user: jgm (initial password is "292735")
888888888888888888888888888 cloning to clone.fsl
Repository cloned into clone.fsl
Rebuilding repository meta-data...
1 (100%)...
project-id:
server-id:
admin-user: jgm (password is "292735")
888888888888888888888888888 pull clone.fsl back to golden.fsl
                Bytes      Cards  Artifacts     Deltas
Send:             130          1          0          0
Received:          46          2          0          0
888888888888888888888888888 open golden.fsl
888888888888888888888888888 adding file.txt to golden.fsl
ADDED  file.txt
888888888888888888888888888 now commit golden.fsl
Autosync:
                Bytes      Cards  Artifacts     Deltas
Send:             130          1          0          0
2fossil: unknown command: &lt;p&gt;&lt;font
888888888888888888888888888 now close golden.fsl
fossil: there are unsaved changes in the current checkout
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