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asciidoc: consistently use 1 space after full stop Note: the command doc strings included in hg (1) are still inconsistent wrt to spaces after full stops.
author Christian Ebert <blacktrash@gmx.net>
date Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:35:35 +0200
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16 DESCRIPTION 16 DESCRIPTION
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19 Mercurial ignores every unmanaged file that matches any pattern in an 19 Mercurial ignores every unmanaged file that matches any pattern in an
20 ignore file. The patterns in an ignore file do not apply to files 20 ignore file. The patterns in an ignore file do not apply to files
21 managed by Mercurial. To control Mercurial's handling of files that 21 managed by Mercurial. To control Mercurial's handling of files that
22 it manages, see the hg(1) man page. Look for the "-I" and "-X" 22 it manages, see the hg(1) man page. Look for the "-I" and "-X"
23 options. 23 options.
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25 In addition, a Mercurial configuration file can point to a set of 25 In addition, a Mercurial configuration file can point to a set of
26 per-user or global ignore files. See the hgrc(5) man page for details 26 per-user or global ignore files. See the hgrc(5) man page for details
27 of how to configure these files. Look for the "ignore" entry in the 27 of how to configure these files. Look for the "ignore" entry in the
28 "ui" section. 28 "ui" section.
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30 SYNTAX 30 SYNTAX
31 ------ 31 ------
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33 An ignore file is a plain text file consisting of a list of patterns, 33 An ignore file is a plain text file consisting of a list of patterns,
34 with one pattern per line. Empty lines are skipped. The "#" 34 with one pattern per line. Empty lines are skipped. The "#"
35 character is treated as a comment character, and the "\" character is 35 character is treated as a comment character, and the "\" character is
36 treated as an escape character. 36 treated as an escape character.
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38 Mercurial supports several pattern syntaxes. The default syntax used 38 Mercurial supports several pattern syntaxes. The default syntax used
39 is Python/Perl-style regular expressions. 39 is Python/Perl-style regular expressions.
40 40
41 To change the syntax used, use a line of the following form: 41 To change the syntax used, use a line of the following form:
42 42
43 syntax: NAME 43 syntax: NAME
50 Shell-style glob. 50 Shell-style glob.
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52 The chosen syntax stays in effect when parsing all patterns that 52 The chosen syntax stays in effect when parsing all patterns that
53 follow, until another syntax is selected. 53 follow, until another syntax is selected.
54 54
55 Neither glob nor regexp patterns are rooted. A glob-syntax pattern of 55 Neither glob nor regexp patterns are rooted. A glob-syntax pattern of
56 the form "*.c" will match a file ending in ".c" in any directory, and 56 the form "*.c" will match a file ending in ".c" in any directory, and
57 a regexp pattern of the form "\.c$" will do the same. To root a 57 a regexp pattern of the form "\.c$" will do the same. To root a
58 regexp pattern, start it with "^". 58 regexp pattern, start it with "^".
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60 EXAMPLE 60 EXAMPLE
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