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+*                  text=auto
+
+# SVGs are treated as binary by default
+*.svg              text
+
+# Don't diff machine generated files
+package-lock.json  -diff
+
+# Treat images as binary
+*.ico              binary
+*.png              binary
+
+# Don't export/archive these files
+.github            export-ignore
+.gitpod.yml        export-ignore
+.travis.yml        export-ignore
+CNAME              export-ignore