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Doc update.

* jk/attributes-path-doc:
  doc/gitattributes: mention non-recursive behavior
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When more than one pattern matches the path, a later line
overrides an earlier line. This overriding is done per
attribute. The rules how the pattern matches paths are the
same as in `.gitignore` files; see linkgit:gitignore[5].
Unlike `.gitignore`, negative patterns are forbidden.
attribute.
The rules by which the pattern matches paths are the same as in
`.gitignore` files (see linkgit:gitignore[5]), with a few exceptions:
- negative patterns are forbidden
- patterns that match a directory do not recursively match paths
inside that directory (so using the trailing-slash `path/` syntax is
pointless in an attributes file; use `path/**` instead)
When deciding what attributes are assigned to a path, Git
consults `$GIT_DIR/info/attributes` file (which has the highest