+\fB\-\-exclude\-ignore=\fIFILE\fR
+Before dumping a directory, see if it contains \fIFILE\fR.
+If so, read exclusion patterns from this file. The patterns affect
+only the directory itself.
+.TP
+\fB\-\-exclude\-ignore\-recursive=\fIFILE\fR
+Same as \fB\-\-exclude\-ignore\fR, except that patterns from
+\fIFILE\fR affect both the directory and all its subdirectories.
+.TP