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Mention that .gitignore is used for watch excludes (#1160) 

The serve and watch commands use .gitignore file in book root directory
to read exclude patterns used when watching for changed files. A
.gitignore from parent directory or user home is not used though.

Add documentation of this behaviour to both commands.
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Zdenek Crha 2020-03-10 18:32:12 +01:00
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@ -46,3 +46,14 @@ The `--dest-dir` (`-d`) option allows you to change the output directory for the
book. Relative paths are interpreted relative to the book's root directory. If
not specified it will default to the value of the `build.build-dir` key in
`book.toml`, or to `./book`.
#### Specify exclude patterns
The `serve` command will not automatically trigger a build for files listed in
the `.gitignore` file in the book root directory. The `.gitignore` file may
contain file patterns described in the [gitignore
documentation](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore). This can be useful for
ignoring temporary files created by some editors.
_Note: Only `.gitignore` from book root directory is used. Global
`$HOME/.gitignore` or `.gitignore` files in parent directories are not used._

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@ -25,3 +25,15 @@ The `--dest-dir` (`-d`) option allows you to change the output directory for the
book. Relative paths are interpreted relative to the book's root directory. If
not specified it will default to the value of the `build.build-dir` key in
`book.toml`, or to `./book`.
#### Specify exclude patterns
The `watch` command will not automatically trigger a build for files listed in
the `.gitignore` file in the book root directory. The `.gitignore` file may
contain file patterns described in the [gitignore
documentation](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore). This can be useful for
ignoring temporary files created by some editors.
_Note: Only `.gitignore` from book root directory is used. Global
`$HOME/.gitignore` or `.gitignore` files in parent directories are not used._