Merge pull request #5344 from kmk3/docs-symlink-handling

docs: note that blacklist/whitelist follow symlinks
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@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ Example:
Blacklist directory or file. File globbing is supported, see \fBFILE GLOBBING\fR section for more details.
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Symbolic link handling: Blacklisting a path that is a symbolic link will also
blacklist the path that it points to.
For example, if ~/foo is blacklisted and it points to /foo, then /foo will also
be blacklisted.
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Example:
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Symbolic link handling: with the exception of user home, both the link and the real file should be in
the same top directory. For user home, both the link and the real file should be owned by the user.
Symbolic link handling: Whitelisting a path that is a symbolic link will also
whitelist the path that it points to.
For example, if ~/foo is whitelisted and it points to ~/bar, then ~/bar will
also be whitelisted.
Restrictions: With the exception of the user home directory, both the link and
the real file should be in the same top directory.
For symbolic links in the user home directory, both the link and the real file
should be owned by the user.
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