gitattributes documentation: clarify overriding

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Junio C Hamano 2007-04-24 13:46:02 -07:00
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@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ Set to a value::
Unspecified::
No glob pattern matches the path, and nothing says if
the path has or does not have the attribute.
the path has or does not have the attribute, the
attribute for the path is said to be Unspecified.
When more than one glob pattern matches the path, a later line
overrides an earlier line.
overrides an earlier line. This overriding is done per
attribute.
When deciding what attributes are assigned to a path, git
consults `$GIT_DIR/info/attributes` file (which has the highest
@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ String::
merge driver. The built-in 3-way merge driver can be
explicitly specified by asking for "text" driver; the
built-in "take the current branch" driver can be
requested by "binary".
requested with "binary".
Defining a custom merge driver