Merge branch 'ab/gitignore-discovery-doc'

Doc update.

* ab/gitignore-discovery-doc:
  docs: .gitignore parsing is to the top of the repo
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Junio C Hamano 2021-07-22 13:05:55 -07:00
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them.

* Patterns read from a `.gitignore` file in the same directory
as the path, or in any parent directory, with patterns in the
higher level files (up to the toplevel of the work tree) being overridden
by those in lower level files down to the directory containing the file.
These patterns match relative to the location of the
`.gitignore` file. A project normally includes such
`.gitignore` files in its repository, containing patterns for
as the path, or in any parent directory (up to the top-level of the working
tree), with patterns in the higher level files being overridden by those in
lower level files down to the directory containing the file. These patterns
match relative to the location of the `.gitignore` file. A project normally
includes such `.gitignore` files in its repository, containing patterns for
files generated as part of the project build.

* Patterns read from `$GIT_DIR/info/exclude`.