Clarify the ordering of patterns.

airblade · Dec 2, 2013 · 393255b · 393255b
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@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ You can set your own directory and file patterns like this:
 
     let g:rooter_patterns = ['Rakefile', '.git/']
 
-Note this overwrites the default patterns.  Also note directories should have
-a trailing slash.
+Vim-rooter checks the patterns in the order given.  So to work correctly with git submodules you should have `.git` before `.git/`.
+
+Setting your own patterns overwrites the defaults.  Directories should have a trailing slash.
 
 You can have vim-rooter locally change directory (`:lcd`) instead of
 changing directory (`:cd`) by adding this to your `.vimrc`: