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+# Force LF line endings for Bash scripts.   On Windows the rest of the source
+# files will typically have CR+LF endings (Git default on Windows), but Bash
+# scripts need to have LF endings to work (under Cygwin), thus override to force
+# that.
+gradlew text eol=lf
+*.sh text eol=lf