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@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ full pathname may have special meaning:
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.
+ - Other consecutive asterisks are considered regular asterisks and
+ will match according to the previous rules.
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