return string[simple_length(string)] == '\0';
 }
 
-void parse_exclude_pattern(const char **pattern,
+void parse_path_pattern(const char **pattern,
                           int *patternlen,
                           unsigned *flags,
                           int *nowildcardlen)
        *patternlen = len;
 }
 
-void add_exclude(const char *string, const char *base,
+void add_pattern(const char *string, const char *base,
                 int baselen, struct pattern_list *pl, int srcpos)
 {
        struct path_pattern *pattern;
        unsigned flags;
        int nowildcardlen;
 
-       parse_exclude_pattern(&string, &patternlen, &flags, &nowildcardlen);
+       parse_path_pattern(&string, &patternlen, &flags, &nowildcardlen);
        if (flags & PATTERN_FLAG_MUSTBEDIR) {
                FLEXPTR_ALLOC_MEM(pattern, pattern, string, patternlen);
        } else {
  * Frees memory within pl which was allocated for exclude patterns and
  * the file buffer.  Does not free pl itself.
  */
-void clear_exclude_list(struct pattern_list *pl)
+void clear_pattern_list(struct pattern_list *pl)
 {
        int i;
 
                dir->dirs[i]->recurse = 0;
 }
 
-static int add_excludes_from_buffer(char *buf, size_t size,
+static int add_patterns_from_buffer(char *buf, size_t size,
                                    const char *base, int baselen,
                                    struct pattern_list *pl);
 
  * exclude rules in "pl".
  *
  * If "ss" is not NULL, compute SHA-1 of the exclude file and fill
- * stat data from disk (only valid if add_excludes returns zero). If
+ * stat data from disk (only valid if add_patterns returns zero). If
  * ss_valid is non-zero, "ss" must contain good value as input.
  */
-static int add_excludes(const char *fname, const char *base, int baselen,
+static int add_patterns(const char *fname, const char *base, int baselen,
                        struct pattern_list *pl, struct index_state *istate,
                        struct oid_stat *oid_stat)
 {
                }
        }
 
-       add_excludes_from_buffer(buf, size, base, baselen, pl);
+       add_patterns_from_buffer(buf, size, base, baselen, pl);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int add_excludes_from_buffer(char *buf, size_t size,
+static int add_patterns_from_buffer(char *buf, size_t size,
                                    const char *base, int baselen,
                                    struct pattern_list *pl)
 {
                        if (entry != buf + i && entry[0] != '#') {
                                buf[i - (i && buf[i-1] == '\r')] = 0;
                                trim_trailing_spaces(entry);
-                               add_exclude(entry, base, baselen, pl, lineno);
+                               add_pattern(entry, base, baselen, pl, lineno);
                        }
                        lineno++;
                        entry = buf + i + 1;
        return 0;
 }
 
-int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const char *fname, const char *base,
+int add_patterns_from_file_to_list(const char *fname, const char *base,
                                   int baselen, struct pattern_list *pl,
                                   struct index_state *istate)
 {
-       return add_excludes(fname, base, baselen, pl, istate, NULL);
+       return add_patterns(fname, base, baselen, pl, istate, NULL);
 }
 
-int add_excludes_from_blob_to_list(
+int add_patterns_from_blob_to_list(
        struct object_id *oid,
        const char *base, int baselen,
        struct pattern_list *pl)
        if (r != 1)
                return r;
 
-       add_excludes_from_buffer(buf, size, base, baselen, pl);
+       add_patterns_from_buffer(buf, size, base, baselen, pl);
        return 0;
 }
 
-struct pattern_list *add_exclude_list(struct dir_struct *dir,
+struct pattern_list *add_pattern_list(struct dir_struct *dir,
                                      int group_type, const char *src)
 {
        struct pattern_list *pl;
 /*
  * Used to set up core.excludesfile and .git/info/exclude lists.
  */
-static void add_excludes_from_file_1(struct dir_struct *dir, const char *fname,
+static void add_patterns_from_file_1(struct dir_struct *dir, const char *fname,
                                     struct oid_stat *oid_stat)
 {
        struct pattern_list *pl;
         */
        if (!dir->untracked)
                dir->unmanaged_exclude_files++;
-       pl = add_exclude_list(dir, EXC_FILE, fname);
-       if (add_excludes(fname, "", 0, pl, NULL, oid_stat) < 0)
+       pl = add_pattern_list(dir, EXC_FILE, fname);
+       if (add_patterns(fname, "", 0, pl, NULL, oid_stat) < 0)
                die(_("cannot use %s as an exclude file"), fname);
 }
 
-void add_excludes_from_file(struct dir_struct *dir, const char *fname)
+void add_patterns_from_file(struct dir_struct *dir, const char *fname)
 {
        dir->unmanaged_exclude_files++; /* see validate_untracked_cache() */
-       add_excludes_from_file_1(dir, fname, NULL);
+       add_patterns_from_file_1(dir, fname, NULL);
 }
 
 int match_basename(const char *basename, int basenamelen,
  * any, determines the fate.  Returns the exclude_list element which
  * matched, or NULL for undecided.
  */
-static struct path_pattern *last_exclude_matching_from_list(const char *pathname,
+static struct path_pattern *last_matching_pattern_from_list(const char *pathname,
                                                       int pathlen,
                                                       const char *basename,
                                                       int *dtype,
                          struct pattern_list *pl, struct index_state *istate)
 {
        struct path_pattern *pattern;
-       pattern = last_exclude_matching_from_list(pathname, pathlen, basename,
+       pattern = last_matching_pattern_from_list(pathname, pathlen, basename,
                                                  dtype, pl, istate);
        if (pattern)
                return pattern->flags & PATTERN_FLAG_NEGATIVE ? 0 : 1;
        return -1; /* undecided */
 }
 
-static struct path_pattern *last_exclude_matching_from_lists(
+static struct path_pattern *last_matching_pattern_from_lists(
                struct dir_struct *dir, struct index_state *istate,
                const char *pathname, int pathlen,
                const char *basename, int *dtype_p)
        for (i = EXC_CMDL; i <= EXC_FILE; i++) {
                group = &dir->exclude_list_group[i];
                for (j = group->nr - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
-                       pattern = last_exclude_matching_from_list(
+                       pattern = last_matching_pattern_from_list(
                                pathname, pathlen, basename, dtype_p,
                                &group->pl[j], istate);
                        if (pattern)
                dir->exclude_stack = stk->prev;
                dir->pattern = NULL;
                free((char *)pl->src); /* see strbuf_detach() below */
-               clear_exclude_list(pl);
+               clear_pattern_list(pl);
                free(stk);
                group->nr--;
        }
                stk->baselen = cp - base;
                stk->exclude_ix = group->nr;
                stk->ucd = untracked;
-               pl = add_exclude_list(dir, EXC_DIRS, NULL);
+               pl = add_pattern_list(dir, EXC_DIRS, NULL);
                strbuf_add(&dir->basebuf, base + current, stk->baselen - current);
                assert(stk->baselen == dir->basebuf.len);
 
                if (stk->baselen) {
                        int dt = DT_DIR;
                        dir->basebuf.buf[stk->baselen - 1] = 0;
-                       dir->pattern = last_exclude_matching_from_lists(dir,
+                       dir->pattern = last_matching_pattern_from_lists(dir,
                                                                        istate,
                                dir->basebuf.buf, stk->baselen - 1,
                                dir->basebuf.buf + current, &dt);
                         * need fname to remain unchanged to ensure the src
                         * member of each struct path_pattern correctly
                         * back-references its source file.  Other invocations
-                        * of add_exclude_list provide stable strings, so we
+                        * of add_pattern_list provide stable strings, so we
                         * strbuf_detach() and free() here in the caller.
                         */
                        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
                        strbuf_addbuf(&sb, &dir->basebuf);
                        strbuf_addstr(&sb, dir->exclude_per_dir);
                        pl->src = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
-                       add_excludes(pl->src, pl->src, stk->baselen, pl, istate,
+                       add_patterns(pl->src, pl->src, stk->baselen, pl, istate,
                                     untracked ? &oid_stat : NULL);
                }
                /*
                 * NEEDSWORK: when untracked cache is enabled, prep_exclude()
                 * will first be called in valid_cached_dir() then maybe many
-                * times more in last_exclude_matching(). When the cache is
-                * used, last_exclude_matching() will not be called and
+                * times more in last_matching_pattern(). When the cache is
+                * used, last_matching_pattern() will not be called and
                 * reading .gitignore content will be a waste.
                 *
                 * So when it's called by valid_cached_dir() and we can get
                 * .gitignore SHA-1 from the index (i.e. .gitignore is not
                 * modified on work tree), we could delay reading the
                 * .gitignore content until we absolutely need it in
-                * last_exclude_matching(). Be careful about ignore rule
+                * last_matching_pattern(). Be careful about ignore rule
                 * order, though, if you do that.
                 */
                if (untracked &&
  * Returns the exclude_list element which matched, or NULL for
  * undecided.
  */
-struct path_pattern *last_exclude_matching(struct dir_struct *dir,
+struct path_pattern *last_matching_pattern(struct dir_struct *dir,
                                      struct index_state *istate,
                                      const char *pathname,
                                      int *dtype_p)
        if (dir->pattern)
                return dir->pattern;
 
-       return last_exclude_matching_from_lists(dir, istate, pathname, pathlen,
+       return last_matching_pattern_from_lists(dir, istate, pathname, pathlen,
                        basename, dtype_p);
 }
 
                const char *pathname, int *dtype_p)
 {
        struct path_pattern *pattern =
-               last_exclude_matching(dir, istate, pathname, dtype_p);
+               last_matching_pattern(dir, istate, pathname, dtype_p);
        if (pattern)
                return pattern->flags & PATTERN_FLAG_NEGATIVE ? 0 : 1;
        return 0;
 
        /*
         * prep_exclude will be called eventually on this directory,
-        * but it's called much later in last_exclude_matching(). We
+        * but it's called much later in last_matching_pattern(). We
         * need it now to determine the validity of the cache for this
         * path. The next calls will be nearly no-op, the way
         * prep_exclude() is designed.
        if (!excludes_file)
                excludes_file = xdg_config_home("ignore");
        if (excludes_file && !access_or_warn(excludes_file, R_OK, 0))
-               add_excludes_from_file_1(dir, excludes_file,
+               add_patterns_from_file_1(dir, excludes_file,
                                         dir->untracked ? &dir->ss_excludes_file : NULL);
 
        /* per repository user preference */
        if (startup_info->have_repository) {
                const char *path = git_path_info_exclude();
                if (!access_or_warn(path, R_OK, 0))
-                       add_excludes_from_file_1(dir, path,
+                       add_patterns_from_file_1(dir, path,
                                                 dir->untracked ? &dir->ss_info_exclude : NULL);
        }
 }
                        pl = &group->pl[j];
                        if (i == EXC_DIRS)
                                free((char *)pl->src);
-                       clear_exclude_list(pl);
+                       clear_pattern_list(pl);
                }
                free(group->pl);
        }