Configure Line Endings

Introduction

In Git, line endings are important because they can affect the way your code is displayed and executed. Different operating systems use different line endings, which can cause issues when collaborating on a project. Therefore, it is important to configure the line endings for a repository to ensure consistency and avoid conflicts.

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Configure Line Endings

You are working on a project with a team of developers, and you notice that some team members are using different line endings than others. This can cause issues when merging code and can lead to conflicts. You need to configure the line endings for the repository to ensure consistency and avoid conflicts.

Tasks

To configure the line endings for the git-playground repository, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the directory where the git-playground repository is located (~/project/git-playground).
2. Configure the line endings to use UNIX line endings (\n).
3. Verify that the line endings have been configured correctly.

Example

To verify that the line endings have been configured correctly, you can use the following command:

git config --get core.eol

If the line endings have been configured correctly, the command will return lf.

Summary

Configuring the line endings for a repository is important to ensure consistency and avoid conflicts when collaborating on a project. By using the git config core.eol command, you can configure the line endings to use either UNIX or DOS line endings.