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+# Specs depend on character counts, if we don't specify the line endings the
+# fixtures will vary depending on platform
+spec/fixtures/**/*.js text eol=lf
+spec/fixtures/**/*.coffee text eol=lf
+spec/fixtures/**/*.less text eol=lf
+spec/fixtures/**/*.css text eol=lf
+spec/fixtures/**/*.txt text eol=lf