Git and GitHub

Repos, clones, config files and line endings.
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November 2, 2026

Terms follow the Git documentation and GitHub Docs. Terms that are not official are marked informal.

Config files

Term Meaning
.gitattributes A committed file that sets per-path rules for Git, such as which line ending (eol) files get when Git writes them. It travels with the repo, so it applies on every clone