How to normalize working tree line endings in Git?

Question

I have cloned a repository that had inconsistend line endings. I have added a .gitattributes that sets the text attribute for the files I want to normalize. Now

Answer 1

With Git client 2.16 and higher there is now a much simpler way to do this. Just use:

git add --renormalize .

Note: it's better to do this with a clean workspace. For details, see:

• https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes#_end_of_line_conversion
• https://help.github.com/en/github/using-git/configuring-git-to-handle-line-endings#refreshing-a-repository-after-changing-line-endings