The magic word `top` (mnemonic: `/`) makes the pattern match
from the root of the working tree, even when you are running
the command from inside a subdirectory.
-icase;;
- The magic word `icase` (there is no mnemonic for it) makes the
- pattern match case insensitively. E.g. `:(icase)makefile` matches
- both `Makefile` and `makefile`.
--
+
-It is envisioned that we will support more types of magic in later
+Currently only the slash `/` is recognized as the "magic signature",
+but it is envisioned that we will support more types of magic in later
versions of git.
++
+A pathspec with only a colon means "there is no pathspec". This form
+should not be combined with other pathspec.
[[def_parent]]parent::
A <<def_commit_object,commit object>> contains a (possibly empty) list