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Rules are defined in ini file format where the sections are file glob
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patterns and the contents of each section are the preferences for files
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matching that pattern. For example::
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Preferences like these are useful for commands and plugins wishing to
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provide custom behaviour for selected files in selected branches.
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Branch-specific rules are defined in ``.bzrrules`` in the root of the
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working tree. Default rules for all branches are defined in
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``BZR_HOME/rules``. Either or both files may be missing. If a rule is
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matched by a pattern in the branch level file, searching stops.
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Patterns are ordered and searching stops as soon as one matches.
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As a consequence, more explicit patterns should be placed towards
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the top of the file. Rule patterns use exactly the same conventions
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as ignore patterns. See ``bzr help patterns`` for details.
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Note: Patterns containing square brackets should be surrounded in
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quotes to ensure they are corrected parsed.
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