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+# Set default behavior to automatically normalize line endings, and force everything to be LF, except for Windows batch files that require CRLF, so that if a repo is accessed in Unix via a file share from Windows, the scripts will work.
+* text=auto eol=lf
+*.{cmd,[cC][mM][dD]} text eol=crlf
+*.{bat,[bB][aA][tT]} text eol=crlf
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