exclude pattern list. `.gitignore` is the per-directory
ignore file. `git status`, `git add`, `git rm` and `git
clean` look at it but the core git commands do not look
- at it. See also: gitlink:git-ls-files[1] `--exclude-from`
- and `--exclude-per-directory`.
+ at it. See also: gitlink:gitignore[5].
remotes::
Stores shorthands to be used to give URL and default