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+# EditorConfig helps developers define and maintain consistent
+# coding styles between different editors and IDEs
+# editorconfig.org
+
+root = true
+
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.rs]
+max_line_length = 100
+
+[*.md]
+# double whitespace at end of line
+# denotes a line break in Markdown
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab
+
+[]