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diff --git a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt index d2edb9b..857d55a 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt @@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ Set to a value:: Unspecified:: No glob pattern matches the path, and nothing says if - the path has or does not have the attribute. + the path has or does not have the attribute, the + attribute for the path is said to be Unspecified. When more than one glob pattern matches the path, a later line -overrides an earlier line. +overrides an earlier line. This overriding is done per +attribute. When deciding what attributes are assigned to a path, git consults `$GIT_DIR/info/attributes` file (which has the highest @@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ String:: merge driver. The built-in 3-way merge driver can be explicitly specified by asking for "text" driver; the built-in "take the current branch" driver can be - requested by "binary". + requested with "binary". Defining a custom merge driver |