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+# Handle line endings automatically for files detected as text
+# and leave all files detected as binary untouched.
+* text=auto eol=lf
+
+# Force bash scripts to always use LF line endings so that if a repo is accessed
+# in Unix via a file share from Windows, the scripts will work.
+*.sh text eol=lf