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Portable metadata

Checks that reject tree shapes which work on one OS but break checkouts elsewhere.

Rule kinds in the Portable metadata family. Each rule below links to its own page with options, an example, and any auto-fix support.

RuleDescription
line_endingsEvery line ending matches target: lf or crlf.
no_case_conflictsFlag paths that differ only by case (e.g. README.md + readme.md).
no_illegal_windows_namesReject path components that Windows cannot represent.
no_symlinksFlag tracked paths that are symbolic links.