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-# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
-* text=auto
-
-# Source files
-*.c text
-*.cpp text
-*.h text
-
-# Windows CRLF files
-
-# Custom for Visual Studio
-*.cs     diff=csharp
-
-# Standard to msysgit
-*.doc	 diff=astextplain
-*.DOC	 diff=astextplain
-*.docx diff=astextplain
-*.DOCX diff=astextplain
-*.dot  diff=astextplain
-*.DOT  diff=astextplain
-*.pdf  diff=astextplain
-*.PDF	 diff=astextplain
-*.rtf	 diff=astextplain
-*.RTF	 diff=astextplain