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+# EditorConfig configuration for dracut
+# http://EditorConfig.org
+
+# If you update this file make sure to update .dir-locals.el and .vimrc too.
+
+# Top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file, utf-8 charset
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+charset = utf-8
+
+# Match config files, set indent to spaces with width of eight.
+[*.{c,h}]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 8
+
+# Match config files, set indent to spaces with width of four.
+[*.sh]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+# Match xml man pages, set indent to spaces with width of two.
+[man/*.xml]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2