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diff --git a/doc/rg.1.md b/doc/rg.1.md index fce63c56..d8e498c0 100644 --- a/doc/rg.1.md +++ b/doc/rg.1.md @@ -49,8 +49,13 @@ Project home page: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep -g, --glob *GLOB* ... : Include or exclude files for searching that match the given glob. This always - overrides any other ignore logic. Multiple glob flags may be used. Globbing - rules match .gitignore globs. Precede a glob with a '!' to exclude it. + overrides any other ignore logic if there is a conflict, but is otherwise + applied in addition to ignore files (e.g., .gitignore or .ignore). Multiple + glob flags may be used. Globbing rules match .gitignore globs. Precede a + glob with a '!' to exclude it. + + The --glob flag subsumes the functionality of both the --include and + --exclude flags commonly found in other tools. Values given to -g must be quoted or your shell will expand them and result in unexpected behavior. |