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diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index dba5062b37..13a64d3aac 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -322,10 +322,54 @@ and a close parentheses `)`, and the remainder is the pattern to match against the path. + The "magic signature" consists of an ASCII symbol that is not -alphanumeric. Currently only the slash `/` is recognized as a -"magic signature": it makes the pattern match from the root of -the working tree, even when you are running the command from -inside a subdirectory. +alphanumeric. ++ +-- +top `/`;; + The magic word `top` (mnemonic: `/`) makes the pattern match + from the root of the working tree, even when you are running + the command from inside a subdirectory. + +literal;; + Wildcards in the pattern such as `*` or `?` are treated + as literal characters. + +icase;; + Case insensitive match. + +glob;; + Git treats the pattern as a shell glob suitable for + consumption by fnmatch(3) with the FNM_PATHNAME flag: + wildcards in the pattern will not match a / in the pathname. + For example, "Documentation/{asterisk}.html" matches + "Documentation/git.html" but not "Documentation/ppc/ppc.html" + or "tools/perf/Documentation/perf.html". ++ +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. ++ +Glob magic is incompatible with literal magic. +-- ++ +Currently only the slash `/` is recognized as the "magic signature", +but it is envisioned that we will support more types of magic in later +versions of Git. + A pathspec with only a colon means "there is no pathspec". This form should not be combined with other pathspec. |