diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+# Set default behaviour, in case users don't have core.autocrlf set.
+* text=auto
+
+# Try to ensure that po files in the repo does not include
+# source code line numbers.
+# Every person expected to commit po files should change their personal config file as described here:
+# https://mail.gnome.org/archives/kupfer-list/2010-June/msg00002.html
+*.po filter=cleanpo
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+addon/doc/*.css
+addon/doc/en/
+*_docHandler.py
+*.ini
+*.mo
+*.pot
+*.pyc
+*.nvda-addon
+.sconsign.dblite