diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+++ b/.gitattributes
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+#git archive --worktree-attributes --prefix=freecad-0.13/ --output=freecad.tar.gz HEAD
+acinclude.m4    export-ignore
+autogen.sh    export-ignore
+build.sh    export-ignore
+BuildAll.bat    export-ignore
+BuildRelease.ini    export-ignore
+BuildRelease.py    export-ignore
+configure.ac    export-ignore
+Makefile.am    export-ignore
+mkinstalldirs    export-ignore
+package    export-ignore
+fc.sh    export-ignore
+UpdateResources.bat    export-ignore
+*.sln    export-ignore
+WindowsInstaller    export-ignore
diff --git a/src/3rdParty/.gitattributes b/src/3rdParty/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..731e814fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/3rdParty/.gitattributes
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+ANN    export-ignore
+atlas    export-ignore
+CxImage    export-ignore
+CoinBinding.sln    export-ignore
+boost.CMakeLists.txt    export-ignore
+zlib.CMakeLists.txt    export-ignore
diff --git a/src/Doc/.gitattributes b/src/Doc/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a16aa129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Doc/.gitattributes
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+sphinx    export-ignore
+BuildDocDoxy.cfg.in    export-ignore
+BuildDocDoxyFull.cfg    export-ignore
+BuildSourceDoc.bat    export-ignore
+TiddlySaver.jar    export-ignore
+Document.mm    export-ignore
+FreeCAD.uml    export-ignore
+PythonClassModel.uml    export-ignore
diff --git a/src/Gui/iisTaskPanel/.gitattributes b/src/Gui/iisTaskPanel/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56226ea50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Gui/iisTaskPanel/.gitattributes
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+tests    export-ignore
+src.pro    export-ignore
+config.pri    export-ignore
+taskpanel.pro    export-ignore
diff --git a/src/Mod/.gitattributes b/src/Mod/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c04a39b72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+JtReader    export-ignore
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/.gitattributes b/src/Mod/Mesh/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b53efa0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+GTSAlgos.cpp    export-ignore
+GTSAlgos.h    export-ignore
diff --git a/src/Tools/.gitattributes b/src/Tools/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5979911b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tools/.gitattributes
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+embedded    export-ignore
+encode    export-ignore
+ImageTools    export-ignore
+offlinedoc    export-ignore
+RegExp    export-ignore
+thumbs    export-ignore
+FreeCAD_widgets.sln    export-ignore
+wizard.cpp    export-ignore
+wizard.h    export-ignore
+BuildDoc.py    export-ignore
+BuildDocDoxy.cfg    export-ignore
+astylerc    export-ignore
+chm.css    export-ignore
+examplePy2wiki.py    export-ignore
+updateTranslations.py    export-ignore
+updatets.py    export-ignore
+wiki2chm.py    export-ignore
+WixFileTool.py    export-ignore