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Fixed a typo and added a couple clarifying phrases to the exclude
descriptions.
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@@ -871,8 +871,8 @@ skipped. If it is an include pattern then that filename is not
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skipped. If no matching include/exclude pattern is found then the
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filename is not skipped.
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The filenames matched against the exclude/incldue patterns are
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relative to the base directories so patterns should not
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The filenames matched against the exclude/include patterns are
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relative to the base directories, so patterns should not
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include the path elements to those base directories. The
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only way in which a pattern will match the absolute path of
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a file or directory is if the base path is the root directory.
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@@ -893,7 +893,8 @@ itemize(
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start of the filename, otherwise it is matched against the end of
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the filename.
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This is the equivalent of a leading ^ in regular expressions.
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Thus "/foo" would match a file called "foo" at the base of the tree.
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Thus "/foo" would match a file called "foo" at the base of the
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transferred tree.
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On the other hand, "foo" would match any file called "foo"
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anywhere in the tree because the algorithm is applied recursively from
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top down; it behaves as if each path component gets a turn at being the
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@@ -929,8 +930,9 @@ itemize(
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include/exclude list is reset, removing all previously defined patterns.
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)
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The +/- rules are most useful in exclude lists, allowing you to have a
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single exclude list that contains both include and exclude options.
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The +/- rules are most useful in a list that was read from a file, allowing
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you to have a single exclude list that contains both include and exclude
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options.
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If you end an exclude list with --exclude '*', note that since the
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algorithm is applied recursively that unless you explicitly include
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