>>>>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2017, Michał Górny wrote:

>> > > > It is an error for a single file to be matched by multiple
>> > > > entries of different semantics, file size or checksum values.
>> > > > It is an error to specify another entry for a file matching
>> > > > ``IGNORE``, or one of its subdirectories.

>> [...]

> Indeed, the second part of that sentence needs to change. Do you
> have a suggestion how to word it best?

"It is an error to specify another entry for a file that matches
``IGNORE`` or that is covered by an ignored directory."

Ulrich