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This attribute sets a specific line-ending style to be used in the
working directory. It enables end-of-line conversion without any
-content checks, effectively setting the `text` attribute.
+content checks, effectively setting the `text` attribute. Note that
+setting this attribute on paths which are in the index with CRLF line
+endings may make the paths to be considered dirty. Adding the path to
+the index again will normalize the line endings in the index.
Set to string value "crlf"::