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Add info on .conanignore #3036

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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions reference/commands/config.rst
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Expand Up @@ -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**:

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