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+# Treat all files in this repo as binary, with no git magic updating
+# line endings. Windows users contributing to Go will need to use a
+# modern version of git and editors capable of LF line endings.
+#
+# We'll prevent accidental CRLF line endings from entering the repo
+# via the git-review gofmt checks.
+#
+# See golang.org/issue/9281
+
+* -text