/**
 * Default patterns for .sentoriignore (always excluded unless overridden)
 */
export declare const DEFAULT_SENTORI_IGNORE: string[];
/**
 * Parse a .sentoriignore file (gitignore-like syntax).
 * Returns an array of patterns (strings).
 *
 * Supports:
 * - Comments (#)
 * - Blank lines (ignored)
 * - Negation (!) — stored as-is, caller must handle
 * - Directory markers (trailing /)
 * - Glob patterns (*, **, ?)
 */
export declare function parseIgnoreFile(content: string): string[];
/**
 * Read and parse a .sentoriignore file from a target directory.
 * Returns merged patterns (defaults + user patterns).
 * Negation patterns (!) remove matching default patterns.
 */
export declare function loadIgnorePatterns(targetPath: string): {
    patterns: string[];
    hasFile: boolean;
};
/**
 * Convert .sentoriignore patterns to glob ignore patterns
 * compatible with the glob library.
 */
export declare function ignoreToGlobPatterns(patterns: string[]): string[];
/**
 * Check if a file path matches any of the ignore patterns.
 * Used for post-filtering files that were already found.
 */
export declare function shouldIgnoreFile(filePath: string, patterns: string[]): boolean;
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