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+# Files that run or are read on Linux client machines must keep LF endings,
+# even when checked out on Windows with core.autocrlf=true (install.sh is scp'd as-is).
+*.sh        text eol=lf
+*.conf      text eol=lf
+Dockerfile  text eol=lf
+*.yml       text eol=lf
+.env.example text eol=lf