Ignore files matching patterns in .stignore (fixes #7)

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7e4a39812..ad1ccd0f4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ $ syncthing --gui 127.0.0.1:8080
 
 You then point your browser to the given address.
 
+Excluding Files
+---------------
+
+syncthing looks for files named `.stignore` while walking the
+repository. The file is expected to contain glob patterns of file names
+to ignore. Patterns are matched on file name only and apply to files in
+the same directory as the `.stignore` file and in directories lower down
+in the hierarchy.
+
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