Clarified suffix vs patterns in -A, -R

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+2007-09-12  Micah Cowan  <micah@cowan.name>
+
+       * wget.texi: Expanded the description of -O. Clarified the
+       detection of elements as "patterns" versus "suffixes" in -A, -R.
+
 2007-07-28  Micah Cowan  <micah@cowan.name>
 
        * wget.texi <HTTP Options>: Added --max-redirect option.

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@@ -1807,7 +1807,10 @@ option to turn it on.
 @item -A @var{acclist} --accept @var{acclist}
 @itemx -R @var{rejlist} --reject @var{rejlist}
 Specify comma-separated lists of file name suffixes or patterns to
-accept or reject (@pxref{Types of Files} for more details).
+accept or reject (@pxref{Types of Files} for more details). Note that if
+any of the wildcard characters, @samp{*}, @samp{?}, @samp{[} or
+@samp{]}, appear in an element of @var{acclist} or @var{rejlist},
+it will be treated as a pattern, rather than a suffix.
 
 @item -D @var{domain-list}
 @itemx --domains=@var{domain-list}