diff --git a/tests/.gitattributes b/tests/.gitattributes
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+# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+* text=auto
+
+# Custom for Visual Studio
+*.cs     diff=csharp
+*.sln    merge=union
+*.csproj merge=union
+*.vbproj merge=union
+*.fsproj merge=union
+*.dbproj merge=union
+
+# Standard to msysgit
+*.doc	 diff=astextplain
+*.DOC	 diff=astextplain
+*.docx diff=astextplain
+*.DOCX diff=astextplain
+*.dot  diff=astextplain
+*.DOT  diff=astextplain
+*.pdf  diff=astextplain
+*.PDF	 diff=astextplain
+*.rtf	 diff=astextplain
+*.RTF	 diff=astextplain
diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
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+.idea
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+.coverage
+.tox
+
+#Smarty
+testdox.html
+TestResults.tap
+TestResults.txt
+templates_c/*.php
+cache/*.php