aid: gitignore:vocabulary
name: .gitignore Vocabulary
description: Terms and concepts used in .gitignore configuration.
terms:
  - term: Pattern
    definition: A line in a .gitignore file that matches one or more file paths.
  - term: Glob
    definition: A shell-style wildcard pattern used to match file names.
  - term: Negation
    definition: A pattern prefixed with ! that re-includes a previously ignored file.
  - term: Anchored Pattern
    definition: A pattern starting with / that is anchored to the location of the .gitignore.
  - term: Tracked File
    definition: A file already committed to the repository; not affected by .gitignore.
  - term: Untracked File
    definition: A file not under Git version control that may be ignored or staged.
  - term: Global Ignore File
    definition: A user-level ignore file referenced by core.excludesFile.
  - term: Local Exclude File
    definition: The repository-local .git/info/exclude file used for personal ignores.
  - term: Wildcard
    definition: A character such as *, ?, or ** used to match multiple paths.
  - term: Directory Match
    definition: A pattern ending with / that targets only directories.