diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a471a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.sh		text eol=lf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e86c082..c9808ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-# hidden files
+# hidden files, exluding gitattributes
 .*
+!.gitattributes
 
 # data folder
 /data