diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
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+root = true
+
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+charset = utf-8
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.c]
+indent_style = tab
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+* text=auto
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.vscode/*
+Thumbs.db
+CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/AUTHORS
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+# ACE ANVIL CONTRIBUTOR LIST
+# If you contributed, but are not listed here, contact us on Discord:
+# https://acemod.org/discord
+#
+# Feel free to add yourself to this when creating a pull
+# request, preferably including an email address.
+
+# CORE TEAM
+
+# CONTRIBUTORS
diff --git a/docs/.gitkeep b/docs/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/extras/.gitkeep b/extras/.gitkeep
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/.gitkeep b/src/.gitkeep
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tools/.gitkeep b/tools/.gitkeep
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index 00000000..e69de29b