From 12f574628f2adbe1bfed07aafecf5152b5fc3f4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tanuj Kanti <86398394+Tanujkanti4441@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2024 23:36:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add info about dot files and dir in flat config
 (#18239)

* docs: add info about dot files and dir

* docs: change note to important
---
 docs/src/use/configure/configuration-files.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/src/use/configure/configuration-files.md b/docs/src/use/configure/configuration-files.md
index 1f37f54ce8f..5c116f13bcf 100644
--- a/docs/src/use/configure/configuration-files.md
+++ b/docs/src/use/configure/configuration-files.md
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ This configuration specifies that all of the files in the `.config` directory sh
 
 For more information on configuring rules, see [Ignore Files](ignore).
 
+::: important
+Glob patterns always match files and directories that begin with a dot, such as `.foo.js` or `.fixtures`, unless those files are explicitly ignored. The only dot directory ignored by default is `.git`.
+:::
+
 #### Cascading Configuration Objects
 
 When more than one configuration object matches a given filename, the configuration objects are merged with later objects overriding previous objects when there is a conflict. For example: