-+done in a CVS-compatible manner (even if -C wasn't specified) -- i.e. the
-+rules are always exclude rules (even when specified by an include option),
-+they are split on whitespace, no special prefixes or list-clearing tokens
-+are honored, and (for per-directory files) subdirectories don't inherit the
-+parent directory's rules.
++done in a CVS-compatible manner, even if -C wasn't specified (i.e. the
++rules are always exclude rules (even when specified by an include option);
++they are split on whitespace; no special prefixes, list-clearing tokens, or
++comment characters are honored; and, for per-directory files,
++subdirectories don't inherit the parent directory's rules).