diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 046860bab8..c8013ef9ed 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+20000528-17:41 GMT+2 Maurilio Longo <maurilio.longo@libero.it>
+
+   * doc/cvs_tips.txt
+     ! cvs server expanded my cvs id sample :-) so I changed it a bit
+
 20000528-13:55 GMT+2 Maurilio Longo <maurilio.longo@libero.it>
 
    * doc/cvs_tips.txt
diff --git a/harbour/doc/cvs_tips.txt b/harbour/doc/cvs_tips.txt
index 5104233091..a05dd54e26 100644
--- a/harbour/doc/cvs_tips.txt
+++ b/harbour/doc/cvs_tips.txt
@@ -69,12 +69,16 @@ CVS IDs look like this:
 To add one to a file lacking it simply put as first lines:
 
 /*
- * $Id$
+ * Chr(36) + "Id" + Chr(36)
  */
 
-as soon as you commit this file your added string will be expanded
+I can't write it here because cvs server would change it as soon as I
+commit this file, but second line should not have Chr(36) but $ signs
+and no spaces between dollar sign and Id.
+
+as soon as you commit your file cvs ID string will be expanded
 by cvs server to full length.
 
-Note that last dollar sign ($Id$) is mandatory.
+Note that last dollar sign is mandatory.