MANIFEST.SKIP

[James E Keenan]

In a number of recent distributions I've seen a manifest entry for a file
called 'MANIFEST.SKIP'.  Upon examination, such files look like this one
from the latest Module::CPANTS by Leon Brocard:
    _build
    Build$
    blib
    ~$
    \.bak$
    ^MANIFEST\.SKIP$
    CVS
    ^Makefile$
    ^MakeMaker-\d
    \.old$
    ^#.*#$
    ^\.#
    \.#
    #$
    \B\.svn\b

    \.bs$
    \.c$
    \.o$
    pm_to_blib
    unpacked
    SIGNATURE

Can anybody tell me what the function of MANIFEST.SKIP is or how it is
generated -- or point me toward where it is discussed in the docs?  Thanks.