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+[general]
+regex-style-search=true
+
+# this ignore all body rules if there is a nostr link rather than just this line
+# until https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/issues/255#issuecomment-1040868243
+# is implemented with [ignore-body-lines] this skips validation of other body line lengths
+[ignore-by-body]
+regex = ^(nostr:[^\s]*|https://[^\s]*)$
+ignore = body-max-line-length
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