</dd>\r
</dl>\r
</div>\r
+<h2>Configuration</h2>\r
+<div class="sectionbody">\r
+<p>The optional configuration variable <em>core.excludesfile</em> indicates a path to a\r
+file containing patterns of file names to exclude from git-add, similar to\r
+$GIT_DIR/info/exclude. Patterns in the exclude file are used in addition to\r
+those in info/exclude. See <a href="repository-layout.html">repository layout</a>.</p>\r
+</div>\r
<h2>EXAMPLES</h2>\r
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<dl>\r
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+Last updated 18-May-2007 15:54:21 UTC\r
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for command-line options).
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+The optional configuration variable 'core.excludesfile' indicates a path to a
+file containing patterns of file names to exclude from git-add, similar to
+$GIT_DIR/info/exclude. Patterns in the exclude file are used in addition to
+those in info/exclude. See link:repository-layout.html[repository layout].
+
+
EXAMPLES
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git-add Documentation/\\*.txt::