diff --git a/assets/.gitattributes b/assets/.gitattributes
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+vendor/**    linguist-generated=true
+vendor/**     -diff -merge
diff --git a/exampleSite/.gitattributes b/exampleSite/.gitattributes
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+resources/**    linguist-generated=true
+resources/**     -diff -merge
diff --git a/static/.gitattributes b/static/.gitattributes
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+fonts/**    linguist-generated=true
+fonts/**     -diff -merge