docs: Clarify how suppress items are matched against files - #8354
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Pull request overview
Clarifies the suppression documentation to explain how suppress items are matched against dependencies/files, addressing #8351.
Changes:
- Reworks the “ways to select files” section into an explicit bullet list (sha1, PURL, GAV, filePath).
- Adds explanatory text describing how
<packageUrl>,<gav>, and<filePath>matching works. - Adds a
[purl]reference link.
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This closes #8351
Description of Change
Documentation clarification
Related issues
#8351
Have test cases been added to cover the new functionality?
no