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+* text=auto
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+# Path-based git attributes
+# https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes
+
+# Ignore all tests and documentation with "export-ignore".
+/.gitattributes     export-ignore
+/.github            export-ignore
+/.gitignore         export-ignore
+/data               export-ignore
+/Makefile           export-ignore
+/phpunit.xml.dist   export-ignore
+/tests              export-ignore
+/run.php            export-ignore
+/x.php              export-ignore