diff --git a/doc/3-faq-tips-etc.mkd b/doc/3-faq-tips-etc.mkd
index ff8dc09..a393998 100644
--- a/doc/3-faq-tips-etc.mkd
+++ b/doc/3-faq-tips-etc.mkd
@@ -408,20 +408,20 @@ etc.  You'd just like a simple way to know what repos you have access to.
 Easy!  Just use ssh to give the "info" command to the gitolite server:
 
     $ ssh git@server info
-    hello sitaram, the gitolite version here is v1.4-9-g34aad34
+    hello sitaram, the gitolite version here is v1.4.2-4-g40cbecd
     the gitolite config gives you the following access:
-       R W  SecureBrowse
-       R W  anu-wsd
-       R W  entrans
-       @ W  git-notes
-       @ W  gitolite
-       R W  gitolite-admin
-       R W  indic_web_input
-     @ R    private/CREATER/[\w.-]+
-       R W  proxy
-     @ @ W  public/CREATER/[\w.-]+
-       @ @  testing
-       R W  vkc
+        #R  W       SecureBrowse
+        #R  W       anu-wsd
+        #R  W       entrans
+        @R  W       git-notes
+        @R  W       gitolite
+        #R  W       gitolite-admin
+        #R  W       indic_web_input
+     @C #R          private/CREATER/[\w.-]+
+        #R  W       proxy
+     @C @R  W       public/CREATER/[\w.-]+
+        @R @W       testing
+        #R  W       vkc
 
 To understand what these symbols mean, please see doc/report-output.mkd.  The
 administrator can also say things like:
diff --git a/doc/report-output.mkd b/doc/report-output.mkd
index a0dd87d..b76ebab 100644
--- a/doc/report-output.mkd
+++ b/doc/report-output.mkd
@@ -22,17 +22,10 @@ can append a list of users to see their permissions instead of your own.
 (Side note: if you installed using easy-install that would probably be `ssh
 gitolite info`, by the way).
 
-  * col 1 (exists only if the "repo" name is actually a pattern)
-      * `@`: `@all` users have permission to create repos matching this
-        pattern
-      * `C`: this user has permission to create repos matching this pattern
-
-  * col 2
-      * `@`: `@all` users have read access to this repo
-      * `r`: this user has read access to `@all` repos
-      * `R`: this user has read access to this repo
-
-  * col 3: same as col 2, but for write access instead of read
+The meaning of C, R, and W are self-explanatory, but they might sometimes be
+prefixed by a symbol.  For example, `@R` means that `@all` users have
+beengiven this access, and `#R` means that this user is a "superuser" (think
+root's shell prompt) and so has access to `@all` repos.
 
 ### the "expand" command
 
@@ -51,11 +44,3 @@ account extra permissions enabled by the `setperms` command (see
 doc/4-wildcard-repositories.mkd).  It shows you the "creater" of the repo as
 an additional column, defaulting to `<gitolite>` if it was not a wildcard
 repo.
-
-  * col 1: not used
-
-  * col 2: same as col 2 for info, except substitute "repo" with "repo or
-    wildcard matching this repo"
-
-  * col 3: same as col 2, but for write access instead of read
-