Add info on .conanignore (#3036)

* Add info on .conanignore * Add missing point
conan-io · Feb 28, 2023 · 959c5bb · 959c5bb
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@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ All the configuration files can be shared and installed this way:
 - All the extensions, including plugins, hooks.
 - Custom user commands.
 
+This command reads a ``.conanignore`` file which, if present, filters which files and folders
+are copied over to the user's Conan home folder.
+This file uses `fnmatch <https://docs.python.org/3/library/fnmatch.html>`_ patterns
+to match over the folder contents, excluding those entries that match from the config installation.
+See `conan-io/command-extensions's .conanignore <https://github.com/conan-io/command-extensions/blob/main/.conanignore>`_ for an example of such a file.
+
 
 **Examples**: