- patterns, with no other rule-parsing except for the list-clearing
- token ("!").
- it() A bf(C) is a shorthand for the modifiers bf(nw-), which makes the
- parsing compatible with the way CVS parses their exclude files. If no
- filename is specified, ".cvsignore" is assumed.
- it() A bf(e) will exclude the merge-file from the transfer; e.g.
- ":e_.rules" is like ":_.rules" and "-_.rules".
+ patterns, with no other rule-parsing except for in-file comments.
+ it() A bf(C) is a way to specify that the file should be read in a
+ CVS-compatible manner. This turns on 'n', 'w', and '-', but also
+ allows the list-clearing token (!) to be specified. If no filename is
+ provided, ".cvsignore" is assumed.
+ it() A bf(e) will exclude the merge-file name from the transfer; e.g.
+ "dir-merge,e_.rules" is like "dir-merge,_.rules" and "-_.rules".