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docs: .gitignore parsing is to the top of the repo 

The current documentation reads as if .gitignore files will be parsed in
every parent directory, and not until they reach a repository boundary.
This clarifies the current behaviour.

As well, this corrects 'toplevel' to 'top-level', matching usage for
'top-level domain'.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Berry <andrew@furrypaws.ca>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Andrew Berry 2021-07-06 16:57:12 -04:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ precedence, the last matching pattern decides the outcome):
them.
* Patterns read from a `.gitignore` file in the same directory
as the path, or in any parent directory, with patterns in the
higher level files (up to the toplevel of the work tree) being overridden
by those in lower level files down to the directory containing the file.
These patterns match relative to the location of the
`.gitignore` file. A project normally includes such
`.gitignore` files in its repository, containing patterns for
as the path, or in any parent directory (up to the top-level of the working
tree), with patterns in the higher level files being overridden by those in
lower level files down to the directory containing the file. These patterns
match relative to the location of the `.gitignore` file. A project normally
includes such `.gitignore` files in its repository, containing patterns for
files generated as part of the project build.
* Patterns read from `$GIT_DIR/info/exclude`.