diff -r 371ce7fe5f13 -r 35f43e2ce5b6 hgkw/keyword.py
--- a/hgkw/keyword.py	Tue Oct 16 07:43:55 2007 +0200
+++ b/hgkw/keyword.py	Mon Oct 15 23:42:50 2007 +0200
@@ -308,16 +308,10 @@
             return t2 != text
         return revlog.revlog.cmp(self, node, text)
 
-def _weedfiles(ui, repo, files):
-    '''Selects files that match [keyword] patterns and are not links.'''
-    try:
-        # use the full definition of repo._link for backwards compatibility
-        return [f for f in files if ui.kwfmatcher(f)
-                and not os.path.islink(repo.wjoin(f))]
-    except AttributeError:
-        if ui.configitems('keyword'):
-            raise util.Abort(_('[keyword] patterns cannot match'))
-        raise util.Abort(_('no [keyword] patterns configured'))
+def _kwbailout(ui):
+    if ui.configitems('keyword'):
+        raise util.Abort(_('[keyword] patterns cannot match'))
+    raise util.Abort(_('no [keyword] patterns configured'))
 
 def _overwrite(ui, repo, expand, *pats, **opts):
     '''Expands/shrinks keywords in working directory.'''
@@ -327,13 +321,19 @@
         wlock = repo.wlock()
         lock = repo.lock()
         files, match, anypats = cmdutil.matchpats(repo, pats, opts)
-        clean = repo.status(files=files, match=match, list_clean=True)[6]
-        candidates = _weedfiles(ui, repo, clean)
-        if candidates:
-            ctx = repo.changectx()
-            kwt = kwtemplater(ui, repo, expand, node=ctx.node())
+        ctx = repo.changectx()
+        node = ctx.node()
+        man = ctx.manifest()
+        try:
+            files = [f for src, f
+                     in repo.walk(node=node, files=files, match=match)
+                     if ui.kwfmatcher(f) and not man.linkf(f)]
+        except AttributeError:
+            _kwbailout(ui)
+        if files:
+            kwt = kwtemplater(ui, repo, expand, node=node)
             # 3rd argument sets commit to False
-            kwt.overwrite(candidates, ctx.manifest(), False)
+            kwt.overwrite(files, man, False)
     finally:
         del wlock, lock
 
@@ -370,7 +370,12 @@
     else:
         files = modified + added + clean
     files.sort()
-    kwfiles = _weedfiles(ui, repo, files)
+    try:
+        # use the full definition of repo._link for backwards compatibility
+        kwfiles = [f for f in files if ui.kwfmatcher(f)
+                   and not os.path.islink(repo.wjoin(f))]
+    except AttributeError:
+        _kwbailout(ui)
     cwd = pats and repo.getcwd() or ''
     allf = opts['all']
     ignore = opts['ignore']