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Clarify match rules in filter docs

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Nick Craig-Wood 2016-11-27 12:10:52 +00:00
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@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ Rclone always does a wildcard match so `\` must always escape a `\`.
## How the rules are used ##
Rclone maintains a list of include rules and exclude rules.
Rclone maintains a combined list of include rules and exclude rules.
Each file is matched in order against the list until it finds a match.
The file is then included or excluded according to the rule type.
Each file is matched in order, starting from the top, against the rule
in the list until it finds a match. The file is then included or
excluded according to the rule type.
If the matcher falls off the bottom of the list then the path is
included.
If the matcher fails to find a match after testing against all the
entries in the list then the path is included.
For example given the following rules, `+` being include, `-` being
exclude,