Git mark file as binary to avoid line separator conversion

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Mot picture Mot · Nov 3, 2011 · Viewed 7.3k times · Source

I have a text file with sample data which I want to put under Git control (on Windows). How can I tell Git to treat this file as binary, so it does not convert line separators (like for the other/text files in the repository).

Answer

Josh Lee picture Josh Lee · Nov 3, 2011

Write this in .gitattributes (in the file’s directory or higher up): 

myfile.bin -text

See the manual for more explanation.

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