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Expand Up @@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ The following options may be used with the main `picomatch()` function or any of
| `ignore` | `array\|string` | `undefined` | One or more glob patterns for excluding strings that should not be matched from the result. |
| `keepQuotes` | `boolean` | `false` | Retain quotes in the generated regex, since quotes may also be used as an alternative to backslashes. |
| `literalBrackets` | `boolean` | `undefined` | When `true`, brackets in the glob pattern will be escaped so that only literal brackets will be matched. |
| `lookbehinds` | `boolean` | `true` | Support regex positive and negative lookbehinds. Note that you must be using Node 8.1.10 or higher to enable regex lookbehinds. |
| `matchBase` | `boolean` | `false` | Alias for `basename` |
| `maxLength` | `boolean` | `65536` | Limit the max length of the input string. An error is thrown if the input string is longer than this value. |
| `nobrace` | `boolean` | `false` | Disable brace matching, so that `{a,b}` and `{1..3}` would be treated as literal characters. |
Expand All @@ -341,6 +340,8 @@ The following options may be used with the main `picomatch()` function or any of
| `unescape` | `boolean` | `undefined` | Remove backslashes preceding escaped characters in the glob pattern. By default, backslashes are retained. |
| `unixify` | `boolean` | `undefined` | Alias for `posixSlashes`, for backwards compatibility. |

picomatch has automatic detection for regex positive and negative lookbehinds. If the pattern contains a negative lookbehind, you must be using Node.js >= 8.10 or else picomatch will throw an error.

### Scan Options

In addition to the main [picomatch options](#picomatch-options), the following options may also be used with the [.scan](#scan) method.
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