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+# All files: detect if file is text automatically
+
+* text=auto
+
+# Text files that should be normalized to LF
+
+*.cs text diff=csharp
+*.config text
+*.sln text
+*.csproj text
+*.md text
+*.sh text
+*.ps1 text
+*.cmd text
+*.bat text
+*.markdown text
+*.msbuild text
+
+# Binary files that should not be normalized or diffed
+
+*.exe binary
+*.dll binary
+*.pdb binary
+*.pfx binary
+*.snk binary
+
+*.png binary
+*.gif binary
+*.jpg binary
+*.bmp binary
+*.ico binary
+
+*.chm binary
+*.7z  binary
+*.zip binary