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+# These files are text and should be normalized (convert crlf => lf)
+*.cs      text diff=csharp
+*.cmd     text
+*.txt     text
+*.xml     text
+*.md      text
+*.mf      text
+*.java    text
+*.form    text
+
+# Images should be treated as binary
+# (binary is a macro for -text -diff)
+*.png     binary
+*.gif     binary
+*.jepg    binary
+
+*.sdf     binary
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