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+# force text file line endings to LF (Unix style) on commit
+# see https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-line-endings/#per-repository-settings
+* text=auto
+
+# see also http://git-scm.com/book/en/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration#Formatting-and-Whitespace
+# Users should set a git/config entry of
+# core.autocrlf = true # for Windows
+# core.autocrlf = input # for Mac
\ No newline at end of file