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gitattributes: strip UTF-8 BOM so the header comment parses - #29
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The focused change correctly resolves the parsing warning without changing configuration semantics.
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What changed in this PR
Removes the UTF-8 BOM so Git correctly parses the .gitattributes header comment.
Changes:
- Strips the BOM without altering attribute behavior.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
.gitattributes |
Removes the leading BOM from the comment. |
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TheWitness
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September 29, 2026 16:19
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Problem
Cloning this repository prints:
.gitattributesbegins with a UTF-8 BOM (EF BB BF) in front of the#comment on line 1. Because the BOM precedes the#, Git does not recognise the line as a comment and instead parses the comment words as attributes - the tokenendings,(from "line endings, regardless of platform") trips the warning.Fix
Remove the 3-byte BOM. The file content is otherwise unchanged:
Verified: a clone with the BOM emits the warning; after stripping it the clone is clean.