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diff --git a/Documentation/gitignore.txt b/Documentation/gitignore.txt index 2e7328b830..d4747cee41 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitignore.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitignore.txt @@ -96,6 +96,25 @@ PATTERN FORMAT For example, "/{asterisk}.c" matches "cat-file.c" but not "mozilla-sha1/sha1.c". +Two consecutive asterisks ("`**`") in patterns matched against +full pathname may have special meaning: + + - A leading "`**`" followed by a slash means match in all + directories. For example, "`**/foo`" matches file or directory + "`foo`" anywhere, the same as pattern "`foo`". "**/foo/bar" + matches file or directory "`bar`" anywhere that is directly + under directory "`foo`". + + - A trailing "/**" matches everything inside. For example, + "abc/**" matches all files inside directory "abc", relative + to the location of the `.gitignore` file, with infinite depth. + + - A slash followed by two consecutive asterisks then a slash + matches zero or more directories. For example, "`a/**/b`" + matches "`a/b`", "`a/x/b`", "`a/x/y/b`" and so on. + + - Other consecutive asterisks are considered invalid. + NOTES ----- |