# Treat all files in the Go repo as binary, with no git magic updating
-# line endings. Windows users contributing to Go will need to use a
-# modern version of git and editors capable of LF line endings.
+# line endings. This produces predictable results in different environments.
+#
+# Windows users contributing to Go will need to use a modern version
+# of git and editors capable of LF line endings.
+#
+# Windows .bat files are known to have multiple bugs when run with LF
+# endings, and so they are checked in with CRLF endings, with a test
+# in test/winbatch.go to catch problems. (See golang.org/issue/37791.)
#
# We'll prevent accidental CRLF line endings from entering the repo
-# via the git-review gofmt checks.
+# via the git-codereview gofmt checks and tests.
#
-# See golang.org/issue/9281
+# See golang.org/issue/9281.
* -text
-
-# The only exception is Windows files that must absolutely be CRLF or
-# might not work. Batch files are known to have multiple bugs when run
-# with LF endings. See golang.org/issue/37791 for more information.
-
-*.bat text eol=crlf