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diff --git a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt index 8882a3e914..b40068bdfd 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt @@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ text file is normalized, its line endings are converted to LF in the repository. To control what line ending style is used in the working directory, use the `eol` attribute for a single file and the `core.eol` configuration variable for all text files. +Note that `core.autocrlf` overrides `core.eol` Set:: @@ -130,8 +131,9 @@ Unset:: Set to string value "auto":: When `text` is set to "auto", the path is marked for automatic - end-of-line normalization. If Git decides that the content is - text, its line endings are normalized to LF on checkin. + end-of-line conversion. If Git decides that the content is + text, its line endings are converted to LF on checkin. + When the file has been commited with CRLF, no conversion is done. Unspecified:: @@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ unspecified. ^^^^^ This attribute sets a specific line-ending style to be used in the -working directory. It enables end-of-line normalization without any +working directory. It enables end-of-line conversion without any content checks, effectively setting the `text` attribute. Set to string value "crlf":: @@ -186,9 +188,10 @@ the working directory, and prevent .jpg files from being normalized regardless of their content. ------------------------ +* text=auto *.txt text -*.vcproj eol=crlf -*.sh eol=lf +*.vcproj text eol=crlf +*.sh text eol=lf *.jpg -text ------------------------ @@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ normalization in Git. If you simply want to have CRLF line endings in your working directory regardless of the repository you are working with, you can set the -config variable "core.autocrlf" without changing any attributes. +config variable "core.autocrlf" without using any attributes. ------------------------ [core] |