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+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+# 4 space indentation
+[*.cpp,*.hpp]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+# Tabs in makefile
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab
+
+# Don't enforce anything in contrib
+[/src/contrib/**]
+end_of_line = unset
+insert_final_newline = unset
+indent_style = unset
+indent_style = unset
\ No newline at end of file