diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+*   text=auto
+
+*.c text
+*.h text
+*.cpp text
+
+# Windows files
+*.sln text eol=crlf
+*.bat text eol=crlf
+*.dsw text eol=crlf
+*.vcproj text eol=crlf
+*.vcxproj text eol=crlf