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+# Always use linefeed for some test files
+**/tests/assets/**/*.txt text eol=lf
diff --git a/appinventor/components/tests/assets/com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.test/test.txt b/appinventor/components/tests/assets/com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.test/test.txt
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-Sample extension asset
diff --git a/appinventor/components/tests/assets/test.txt b/appinventor/components/tests/assets/test.txt
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-Hello, world!