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Commit 7f4cf938 authored by Mads Kiilerich's avatar Mads Kiilerich
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convert: more clear documentation of the 'include' default of a 'include .'

At first glance it can be confusing that adding a superfluous include directive
will exclude more files.
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longest matching path applies, so line order does not matter.
The ``include`` directive causes a file, or all files under a
directory, to be included in the destination repository, and the
exclusion of all other files and directories not explicitly
included. The ``exclude`` directive causes files or directories to
directory, to be included in the destination repository. The default
if there are no ``include`` statements is to include everything.
If there are any ``include`` statements, nothing else is included.
The ``exclude`` directive causes files or directories to
be omitted. The ``rename`` directive renames a file or directory if
it is converted. To rename from a subdirectory into the root of
the repository, use ``.`` as the path to rename to.
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so line order does not matter.
The "include" directive causes a file, or all files under a directory, to
be included in the destination repository, and the exclusion of all other
files and directories not explicitly included. The "exclude" directive
causes files or directories to be omitted. The "rename" directive renames
a file or directory if it is converted. To rename from a subdirectory into
the root of the repository, use "." as the path to rename to.
be included in the destination repository. The default if there are no
"include" statements is to include everything. If there are any "include"
statements, nothing else is included. The "exclude" directive causes files
or directories to be omitted. The "rename" directive renames a file or
directory if it is converted. To rename from a subdirectory into the root
of the repository, use "." as the path to rename to.
The splicemap is a file that allows insertion of synthetic history,
letting you specify the parents of a revision. This is useful if you want
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