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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(s). 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. For more information on
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end of line conversion see ``bzr help eol``. Keyword support is provided
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by the bzr-keywords plugin (http://launchpad.net/bzr-keywords).
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Default rules for all branches are defined in the optional file
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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 or spaces should be
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surrounded in quotes to ensure they are correctly parsed.