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diff --git a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt index b52dfdc308..275d18bb54 100644 --- a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt +++ b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt @@ -120,9 +120,11 @@ info/grafts:: info/exclude:: This file, by convention among Porcelains, stores the - exclude pattern list. `git status` looks at it, but - otherwise it is not looked at by any of the core git - commands. + 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`. remotes:: Stores shorthands to be used to give URL and default |