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ls-files documentation: reword for consistency
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Similar to descriptions of other options, state what -x does in imperative
mood.  Start sentences for -X and --exclude-per-directory options in
capital letters.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Junio C Hamano committed Sep 16, 2010
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-x <pattern>::
--exclude=<pattern>::
Skips untracked files matching pattern.
Skip untracked files matching pattern.
Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS
below for more information.

-X <file>::
--exclude-from=<file>::
exclude patterns are read from <file>; 1 per line.
Read exclude patterns from <file>; 1 per line.

--exclude-per-directory=<file>::
read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
directory and its subdirectories in <file>.

--exclude-standard::
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file containing a list of patterns. Patterns are ordered
in the same order they appear in the file.

3. command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
3. The command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
a name of the file in each directory 'git-ls-files'
examines, normally `.gitignore`. Files in deeper
directories take precedence. Patterns are ordered in the
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