Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@xxxxxx> writes: tb@Linux:~/EOL_Test/TestAutoCrlf$ t=LF.txt && rm -f $t && git -c core.eol=CRLF checkout $t && od -c $t 0000000 L i n e 1 \n l i n e ( 2 ) \n 0000020 l i n e 3 . \n t h i s i s 0000040 l i n e 4 \n l i n e N 0000060 o . 5 \n L i n e N u m b e r 0000100 6 \n \n In Documentation/config.txt, we find: core.eol:: Sets the line ending type to use in the working directory for files that have the `text` property set. Alternatives are ... Does that file $t in your practice "have the `text` property set"? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html