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Clarified conflicting rules in multiple sections defined in the same .editorconfig file when matched for single file #75

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Expand Up @@ -209,8 +209,12 @@ given filename. The search shall stop if an EditorConfig file is found with
the ``root`` key set to ``true`` in the preamble or when reaching the root
filesystem directory.

Files are read top to bottom and the most recent rules found take
precedence. If multiple EditorConfig files have matching sections, the rules
Files are read top to bottom and the most recent pairs found take
precedence. Thus, in case a given file matches multiple sections
within a single ``.editorconfig`` file, the pairs defined in the section that
comes later in the ``.editorconfig`` file take precedence over pairs defined
in the section that comes earlier in the same ``.editorconfig`` file.
If multiple EditorConfig files have matching sections, the pairs
from the closer EditorConfig file are read last, so pairs in closer
files take precedence.

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