Add a .gitattributes so line endings stop warning on every commit

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
csharp, git
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start by checking the repository’s tracked files with git ls-files --eol and inspect the reported docs/feature-inventory.md and test files to see how they are stored in the index. Add a .gitattributes that matches those line endings, renormalise in a separate commit if needed, and confirm commits no longer produce the LF to CRLF warnings.

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Description

Commits on Windows warn that LF will be replaced by CRLF in files such as docs/feature-inventory.md and several test files. The repo has no .gitattributes. Add one that matches how files are stored in the index (check git ls-files --eol), renormalise if needed in its own commit, and confirm the warnings stop.

Found in edit batch 3.

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