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authorJosh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org>2007-06-02 10:08:54 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2007-06-02 11:59:19 -0700
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Create a new manpage for the gitignore format, and reference it elsewhere
Only git-ls-files(1) describes the gitignore format in detail, and it does so with reference to git-ls-files options. Most users don't use the plumbing command git-ls-files directly, and shouldn't have to look in its manpage for information on the gitignore format. Create a new manpage gitignore(5) (Documentation/gitignore.txt), and factor out the gitignore documentation into that file, changing it to refer to .gitignore and $GIT_DIR/info/exclude as used by porcelain commands. Reference gitignore(5) from other relevant manpages and documentation. Remove now-redundant information on exclude patterns from git-ls-files(1), leaving only information on how git-ls-files options specify exclude patterns and what precedence they have. Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ info/exclude::
exclude pattern list. `.gitignore` is the per-directory
ignore file. `git status`, `git add`, `git rm` and `git
clean` look at it but the core git commands do not look
- at it. See also: gitlink:git-ls-files[1] `--exclude-from`
- and `--exclude-per-directory`.
+ at it. See also: gitlink:gitignore[5].
remotes::
Stores shorthands to be used to give URL and default