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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 3f7a0256b6..10c1f903ef 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const char *fname,
struct stat st;
int fd, i, lineno = 1;
size_t size = 0;
+ static const unsigned char *utf8_bom = (unsigned char *) "\xef\xbb\xbf";
char *buf, *entry;
fd = open(fname, O_RDONLY);
@@ -574,7 +575,12 @@ int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const char *fname,
}
el->filebuf = buf;
- entry = buf;
+
+ if (size >= 3 && !memcmp(buf, utf8_bom, 3))
+ entry = buf + 3;
+ else
+ entry = buf;
+
for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
if (buf[i] == '\n') {
if (entry != buf + i && entry[0] != '#') {