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diff --git a/gitignore.txt b/gitignore.txt index 59321a2..7df3cef 100644 --- a/gitignore.txt +++ b/gitignore.txt 
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@    * Patterns read from a `.gitignore` file in the same directory  as the path, or in any parent directory, with patterns in the - higher level files (up to the root) being overridden by those in - lower level files down to the directory containing the file. + higher level files (up to the toplevel of the work tree) being overridden + by those in lower level files down to the directory containing the file.  These patterns match relative to the location of the  `.gitignore` file. A project normally includes such  `.gitignore` files in its repository, containing patterns for