export interface RulerBlockRange {
    start: number;
    end: number;
}
export interface RemoveRulerBlocksResult {
    content: string;
    removed: boolean;
}
/**
 * Updates an ignore file in the project root with paths in a managed Ruler block.
 * Creates the file if it doesn't exist, and creates or updates the Ruler-managed block.
 *
 * @param projectRoot The project root directory
 * @param paths Array of file paths to add to the ignore file (can be absolute or relative)
 * @param ignoreFile Relative path to the ignore file from project root (defaults to .gitignore)
 */
export declare function updateGitignore(projectRoot: string, paths: string[], ignoreFile?: string): Promise<void>;
/**
 * Resolves ignore files Ruler manages. Linked worktrees store `.git` as a
 * file containing a `gitdir:` pointer, so `.git/info/exclude` must be resolved
 * through that pointer.
 */
export declare function resolveIgnoreFilePath(projectRoot: string, ignoreFile: string): Promise<string>;
export declare function findCompleteRulerBlocks(lines: string[]): RulerBlockRange[];
export declare function removeCompleteRulerBlocks(content: string): RemoveRulerBlocksResult;