Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@xxxxxx> writes: > The following would solve your problem: > git init > echo $'dos\r' > dos > git add dos > git commit -m "dos newlines" > echo "dos -crlf" > .gitattributes > git add .gitattributes > git commit -m "add attributes" > echo "dos eol=crlf" > .gitattributes > git read-tree --empty # Clean index, force re-scan of working directory > git add dos This is not advisable as a general suggestion, as in a real life (as opposed to a toy example) there will be paths other than this 'dos' thing in the working tree. Perhaps replace "git read-tree --empty" with "git rm -f --cached dos" or something like that that limits its damage would prevent mistakes better. > git add .gitattributes > git commit -m "set eol attribute instead" > git ls-files --eol
