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stage: Create
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group: Source Code
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info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments"
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type: reference
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# Git Attributes **(FREE)**
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GitLab supports defining custom [Git attributes](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes) such as what
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files to treat as binary, and what language to use for syntax highlighting
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diffs.
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To define these attributes, create a file called `.gitattributes` in the root
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directory of your repository and push it to the default branch of your project.
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## Encoding Requirements
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The `.gitattributes` file _must_ be encoded in UTF-8 and _must not_ contain a
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Byte Order Mark. If a different encoding is used, the file's contents are
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ignored.
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## Syntax Highlighting
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The `.gitattributes` file can be used to define which language to use when
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syntax highlighting files and diffs. See ["Syntax
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Highlighting"](highlighting.md) for more information.
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