Clarify that a section name ending with / does not match any file

Fix editorconfig/editorconfig#493
editorconfig · Sep 16, 2024 · 2c4c675 · 2c4c675
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@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ level. For example, ``*.c`` matches any file that ends with ``.c`` in the
 directory of ``.editorconfig``, but ``subdir/*.c`` only matches files that end
 with ``.c`` in the ``subdir`` directory in the directory of ``.editorconfig``.
 
+As a corollary, a section name ending with ``/`` does not match any file.
+
 The backslash character (``\\``) can be used to escape a character so it is
 not interpreted as a special character.