doc/user.rst: clarify .mpdignore documentation

Closes https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/issues/1532
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Max Kellermann 2022-07-08 11:44:08 +02:00
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@ -1063,7 +1063,19 @@ The "music directory" is where you store your music files. :program:`MPD` stores
Depending on the size of your music collection and the speed of the storage, this can take a while.
To exclude a file from the update, create a file called :file:`.mpdignore` in its parent directory. Each line of that file may contain a list of shell wildcards. Matching files in the current directory and all subdirectories are excluded.
To exclude a file from the update, create a file called
:file:`.mpdignore` in its parent directory. Each line of that file
may contain a list of shell wildcards. Matching files (or
directories) in the current directory and all subdirectories are
excluded. Example::
*.opus
99*
Subject to pattern matching is the file/directory name. It is (not
yet) possible to match nested path names, e.g. something like
``foo/*.flac`` is not possible.
Mounting other storages into the music directory
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^