Note that Content Exclusions don't apply to the CLI

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Why:

github/copilot-cli#221

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Noting that Copilot CLI also does not respect content exclusions.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR updates the documentation to clarify that Copilot CLI, in addition to the Coding Agent and Agent mode in IDE chat, does not support content exclusion settings. This addresses a missing piece of information about which Copilot features respect content exclusion configurations.

• Added Copilot CLI to the list of features that don't support content exclusion

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