diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d83a66320f
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+# enforce unix style line endings
+*.js text eol=lf
+*.md text eol=lf
+*.json text eol=lf
+*.yml text eol=lf
+*.hbs text eol=lf
\ No newline at end of file