diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+/.gitattributes export-ignore
+/.gitignore export-ignore
+/.tx/ export-ignore
+/language/*.pot export-ignore
+/language/*.po export-ignore
+/screenshots/ export-ignore
+/testdata/ export-ignore
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