diff --git a/.lintr b/.lintr
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+linters: linters_with_defaults(
+        indentation_linter = lintr::indentation_linter(indent = 4L),
+        indentation_linter = NULL,
+        trailing_blank_lines_linter = NULL,
+        trailing_whitespace_linter = NULL,
+        whitespace_linter = NULL,
+        #assignment_linter = NULL,
+        brace_linter = NULL,
+        infix_spaces_linter = NULL,
+        paren_body_linter = NULL,
+        indentation_linter = NULL,
+        function_left_parentheses_linter = NULL,
+        spaces_left_parentheses_linter = NULL,
+        commas_linter = NULL,
+        quotes_linter = NULL,
+        spaces_inside_linter = NULL,
+        vector_logic_linter = NULL,
+        seq_linter = NULL,
+        object_length_linter = NULL,
+        semicolon_linter = NULL,
+        cyclocomp_linter = NULL,
+        object_usage_linter = NULL,
+        object_name_linter = NULL,
+        line_length_linter = NULL,
+        commented_code_linter = NULL
+    )
+encoding: "UTF-8"