diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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index 000000000..715e624b3
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+++ b/.gitattributes
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+.revision-hash export-subst
diff --git a/.revision-hash b/.revision-hash
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index 000000000..6828f88dc
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+$Format:%H$