Make whole-line comments clearer.

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Wayne Davison
2021-07-04 12:42:51 -07:00
parent dbb1c2d10c
commit 9dad3721a9

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@@ -2049,9 +2049,11 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
0. `--exclude-from=FILE`
This option is related to the `--exclude` option, but it specifies a FILE
that contains exclude patterns (one per line). Blank lines in the file and
lines starting with '`;`' or '`#`' are ignored. If _FILE_ is '`-`', the
list will be read from standard input.
that contains exclude patterns (one per line). Blank lines in the file are
ignored, as are whole-line comments that start with '`;`' or '`#`'
(filename rules that contain those characters are unaffected).
If _FILE_ is '`-`', the list will be read from standard input.
0. `--include=PATTERN`
@@ -2064,9 +2066,11 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
0. `--include-from=FILE`
This option is related to the `--include` option, but it specifies a FILE
that contains include patterns (one per line). Blank lines in the file and
lines starting with '`;`' or '`#`' are ignored. If _FILE_ is '`-`', the
list will be read from standard input.
that contains include patterns (one per line). Blank lines in the file are
ignored, as are whole-line comments that start with '`;`' or '`#`'
(filename rules that contain those characters are unaffected).
If _FILE_ is '`-`', the list will be read from standard input.
0. `--files-from=FILE`
@@ -3501,8 +3505,9 @@ available rule prefixes:
0. `risk, 'R'` files that match the pattern are not protected.
0. `clear, '!'` clears the current include/exclude list (takes no arg)
When rules are being read from a file, empty lines are ignored, as are comment
lines that start with a "#".
When rules are being read from a file, empty lines are ignored, as are
whole-line comments that start with a '`#`' (filename rules that contain a hash
are unaffected).
[comment]: # (Remember that markdown strips spaces from start/end of ` ... ` sequences!)
[comment]: # (Thus, the `x ` sequences below use a literal non-breakable space!)