tree e0a887a4ae80c395c01b11d9e2864009c2881aa2
parent 38e79b1fdab9244e1727d0698afcf3bb8956c0a4
author Jeff King <peff@peff.net> 1521519294 -0400
committer Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 1521565263 -0700

doc/gitattributes: mention non-recursive behavior

The gitattributes documentation claims that the pattern
rules are largely the same as for gitignore. However, the
rules for recursion are different.

In an ideal world, we would make them the same (if for
nothing else than consistency and simplicity), but that
would create backwards compatibility issues. For some
discussion, see this thread:

  https://public-inbox.org/git/slrnkldd3g.1l4.jan@majutsushi.net/

But let's at least document the differences instead of
actively misleading the user by claiming that they're the
same.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>