/**
 * Utilities for checking if files are gitignored.
 * Used by file-crawler and link validation.
 *
 * @deprecated This module uses pattern-based checking which doesn't respect tracked files.
 * Use git-utils.ts for authoritative git commands (gitFindRoot, isGitIgnored, gitLsFiles).
 */
import { type Ignore } from 'ignore';
/**
 * Load and parse .gitignore files from git root to baseDir.
 * Returns an ignore instance configured with all applicable .gitignore rules.
 *
 * @param gitRoot - Git repository root directory
 * @param baseDir - Base directory being checked (optional, defaults to gitRoot)
 * @returns Configured ignore instance, or null if no gitignore files found
 */
export declare function loadGitignoreRules(gitRoot: string, baseDir?: string): Ignore | null;
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