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Ensure core.autocrlf is set to true or input . Line endings on GitHub are LF only, not CRLF!

• Check: git config --get core.autocrlf

• Set: git config --global core.autocrlf [setting]

  • --global is optional, replace [setting] with the desired setting

• Additional information here: https://www.git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration#_core_autocrlf

Instructions

Make sure anything on the current branch has been saved, either through commit or stash.

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git status  # Working tree should be clean, otherwise save or discard the modified file(s)
git checkout main
git pull
git submodule update --remote
git checkout -b new-branch-name

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