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diff --git a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt index 80120ea14f..b7c0e6577e 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ When more than one pattern matches the path, a later line overrides an earlier line. This overriding is done per attribute. The rules how the pattern matches paths are the same as in `.gitignore` files; see linkgit:gitignore[5]. +Unlike `.gitignore`, negative patterns are forbidden. When deciding what attributes are assigned to a path, git consults `$GIT_DIR/info/attributes` file (which has the highest |