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Clarify runtime-import path validation examples in templating docs #16133

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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions docs/src/content/docs/reference/templating.md
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Expand Up @@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ File paths are **restricted to the `.github` folder** to prevent access to arbit
{{#runtime-import shared-instructions.md}} # Loads .github/shared-instructions.md
{{#runtime-import .github/shared-instructions.md}} # Same - .github/ prefix is trimmed

# ❌ Invalid - Attempts to escape .github folder
{{#runtime-import ../src/config.go}} # Error: Must be within .github folder
{{#runtime-import ../../etc/passwd}} # Error: Must be within .github folder
# ❌ Invalid - Security violations
{{#runtime-import ../src/config.go}} # Error: Relative traversal outside .github
{{#runtime-import /etc/passwd}} # Error: Absolute path not allowed
```

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Invalid start line 100 for file docs/main.go (total lines: 50)
```

**Path security violation:**
**Path security violations:**

```
Security: Path ../../../etc/passwd must be within .github folder
# Relative traversal
Security: Path ../src/main.go must be within .github folder (resolves to: ../src/main.go)

# Absolute path
Security: Path /etc/passwd must be within .github folder (resolves to: /etc/passwd)
```

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