diff --git a/doc/darcs-cm b/doc/darcs-cm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f9af8fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/darcs-cm
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+DARCS=`which darcs`
+SSH=`which ssh`
+REPOSERVER=gfreposerver
+
+if [ ! -x "$SSH" ]; then
+  echo "ssh ($SSH): command not found" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "--stop" ]; then
+  $SSH -O exit "$REPOSERVER"
+  exit $?
+fi
+
+if [ ! -x "$DARCS" ]; then
+  echo "darcs ($DARCS): command not found" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! $SSH -O check "$REPOSERVER" >& /dev/null; then
+  echo "Connection to $REPOSERVER is down, connecting..."
+  $SSH -f -M "$REPOSERVER" \
+     "bash -c 'while true; do echo -n .; sleep 30; done'" > /dev/null
+  sleep 1
+fi
+
+exec $DARCS "$@"
diff --git a/doc/darcs.html b/doc/darcs.html
index 9c3b43262..e61f3b00c 100644
--- a/doc/darcs.html
+++ b/doc/darcs.html
@@ -233,42 +233,11 @@ You may want to create a script or alias for starting the connection.
 <A NAME="toc12"></A>
 <H3>Automating the ControlMaster connection</H3>
 <P>
-You can create a darcs wrapper which sets up a ControlMaster connection
-if there isn't one already. Put the code below in for example <CODE>~bin/darcs-cm</CODE>, 
-and use that program instead of <CODE>darcs</CODE> to work with the repository.
+You can use a darcs wrapper which sets up a ControlMaster connection
+if there isn't one already. Put the script <A HREF="darcs-cm">darcs-cm</A>
+somewhere on your path and use it instead of <CODE>darcs</CODE> to work with 
+the remote repository.
 </P>
-<PRE>
-  #!/bin/bash
-  
-  DARCS=`which darcs`
-  SSH=`which ssh`
-  REPOSERVER=gfreposerver
-  
-  if [ ! -x "$SSH" ]; then
-    echo "ssh ($SSH): command not found" 1&gt;&amp;2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  
-  if [ "$1" = "--stop" ]; then
-    $SSH -O exit "$REPOSERVER"
-    exit $?
-  fi
-  
-  if [ ! -x "$DARCS" ]; then
-    echo "darcs ($DARCS): command not found" 1&gt;&amp;2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  
-  if ! $SSH -O check "$REPOSERVER" &gt;&amp; /dev/null; then
-    echo "Connection to $REPOSERVER is down, connecting..."
-    $SSH -f -M "$REPOSERVER" \
-       "bash -c 'while true; do echo -n .; sleep 30; done'" &gt; /dev/null
-    sleep 1
-  fi
-  
-  exec $DARCS "$@"
-</PRE>
-<P></P>
 <A NAME="toc13"></A>
 <H2>Getting a fresh copy</H2>
 <P>
diff --git a/doc/darcs.txt b/doc/darcs.txt
index 1a62279f3..35903ed08 100644
--- a/doc/darcs.txt
+++ b/doc/darcs.txt
@@ -174,42 +174,10 @@ You may want to create a script or alias for starting the connection.
 
 === Automating the ControlMaster connection ===
 
-You can create a darcs wrapper which sets up a ControlMaster connection
-if there isn't one already. Put the code below in, for example, ``~bin/darcs-cm``, 
-and use that program instead of ``darcs`` to work with the repository.
-
-
-```
-#!/bin/bash
-
-DARCS=`which darcs`
-SSH=`which ssh`
-REPOSERVER=gfreposerver
-
-if [ ! -x "$SSH" ]; then
-  echo "ssh ($SSH): command not found" 1>&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ "$1" = "--stop" ]; then
-  $SSH -O exit "$REPOSERVER"
-  exit $?
-fi
-
-if [ ! -x "$DARCS" ]; then
-  echo "darcs ($DARCS): command not found" 1>&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if ! $SSH -O check "$REPOSERVER" >& /dev/null; then
-  echo "Connection to $REPOSERVER is down, connecting..."
-  $SSH -f -M "$REPOSERVER" \
-     "bash -c 'while true; do echo -n .; sleep 30; done'" > /dev/null
-  sleep 1
-fi
-
-exec $DARCS "$@"
-```
+You can use a darcs wrapper which sets up a ControlMaster connection
+if there isn't one already. Put the script [darcs-cm darcs-cm]
+somewhere on your path and use it instead of ``darcs`` to work with 
+the remote repository.
 
 == Getting a fresh copy ==