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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: gitignore
.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 2023-07-25
+.\" Date: 2023-07-26
.\" Manual: Git Manual
-.\" Source: Git 2.41.0.450.ga80be15292
+.\" Source: Git 2.41.0.459.gb4fce4b6e4
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GITIGNORE" "5" "2023\-07\-25" "Git 2\&.41\&.0\&.450\&.ga80be1" "Git Manual"
+.TH "GITIGNORE" "5" "2023\-07\-26" "Git 2\&.41\&.0\&.459\&.gb4fce4" "Git Manual"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -377,7 +377,16 @@ file\&. In other words, a leading slash is not relevant if there is already a mi
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
-The pattern "foo/*", matches "foo/test\&.json" (a regular file), "foo/bar" (a directory), but it does not match "foo/bar/hello\&.c" (a regular file), as the asterisk in the pattern does not match "bar/hello\&.c" which has a slash in it\&.
+The pattern
+\fBfoo/*\fR, matches
+\fBfoo/test\&.json\fR
+(a regular file),
+\fBfoo/bar\fR
+(a directory), but it does not match
+\fBfoo/bar/hello\&.c\fR
+(a regular file), as the asterisk in the pattern does not match
+\fBbar/hello\&.c\fR
+which has a slash in it\&.
.RE
.sp
.if n \{\