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+# Set default behavior
+*       text=auto eol=lf
+
+# Ensure sources are processed
+*.css   text
+*.html  text diff=html
+*.js    text
+*.md    text
+*.php   text diff=php
+
+# Do not alter images nor minified scripts
+*.ico           binary
+*.jpg           binary
+*.png           binary
+*.min.css       binary
+*.min.js        binary
+
+# Exclude from Git archives
+.gitattributes  export-ignore
+.gitignore      export-ignore
+.travis.yml     export-ignore
+composer.json   export-ignore
+doc/**/*.json   export-ignore
+doc/**/*.md     export-ignore
+Doxyfile        export-ignore
+Makefile        export-ignore
+phpunit.xml     export-ignore
+tests/          export-ignore