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@@ -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 committed 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]
@@ -374,6 +377,11 @@ substitution. For example:
smudge = git-p4-filter --smudge %f
------------------------
+Note that "%f" is the name of the path that is being worked on. Depending
+on the version that is being filtered, the corresponding file on disk may
+not exist, or may have different contents. So, smudge and clean commands
+should not try to access the file on disk, but only act as filters on the
+content provided to them on standard input.
Interaction between checkin/checkout attributes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -525,6 +533,8 @@ patterns are available:
- `csharp` suitable for source code in the C# language.
+- `css` suitable for cascading style sheets.
+
- `fortran` suitable for source code in the Fortran language.
- `fountain` suitable for Fountain documents.