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+# normalize these files. Always LF on checkout and always LF on checkin
+.gitignore eol=lf
+.gitattributes eol=lf
+*.php text eol=lf
+*.phtml text eol=lf
+*.html text eol=lf
+*.sh text eol=lf
+*.ini text eol=lf
+*.css text eol=lf
+*.js text eol=lf
+
+# Binary files, should never be normalized.
+*.exe binary
+*.dll binary
+*.so binary
+*.png binary
+*.jpg binary
+*.jpeg binary
+*.gif binary
+*.ico binary