From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:18:45 GMT
Subject: Re: gitignore documentation for info/exclude files and patterns with relative directories
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Dan Drake <dan@dandrake.org> writes:

> The documentation should mention this behavior for info/exclude, as well as 
> the core.excludesFile.

Yup, my mistake more than 20-year-old that nobody complained so far
;-)

Yes, these exclude pattern sources that are outside the working tree
behave as if they are specified at the root level of the working
tree.

Patches welcome. Thanks.