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-# File collection and discovery
-
-You can directly pass _Black_ files, but you can also pass directories and _Black_ will
-walk them, collecting files to format. It determines what files to format or skip
-automatically using the inclusion and exclusion regexes and as well their modification
-time.
-
-## Ignoring unmodified files
-
-_Black_ remembers files it has already formatted, unless the `--diff` flag is used or
-code is passed via standard input. This information is stored per-user. The exact
-location of the file depends on the _Black_ version and the system on which _Black_ is
-run. The file is non-portable. The standard location on common operating systems is:
-
-- Windows:
- `C:\\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\black\black\Cache\<version>\cache.<line-length>.<file-mode>.pickle`
-- macOS:
- `/Users/<username>/Library/Caches/black/<version>/cache.<line-length>.<file-mode>.pickle`
-- Linux:
- `/home/<username>/.cache/black/<version>/cache.<line-length>.<file-mode>.pickle`
-
-`file-mode` is an int flag that determines whether the file was formatted as 3.6+ only,
-as .pyi, and whether string normalization was omitted.
-
-To override the location of these files on macOS or Linux, set the environment variable
-`XDG_CACHE_HOME` to your preferred location. For example, if you want to put the cache
-in the directory you're running _Black_ from, set `XDG_CACHE_HOME=.cache`. _Black_ will
-then write the above files to `.cache/black/<version>/`.
-
-## .gitignore
-
-If `--exclude` is not set, _Black_ will automatically ignore files and directories in
-`.gitignore` file(s), if present.
-
-If you want _Black_ to continue using `.gitignore` while also configuring the exclusion
-rules, please use `--extend-exclude`.