diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index c03f76a..e035670 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+# auto detect 'text' mode and use global setting of 'eol'
+* text=auto !eol
+
+# EOL of REXX .cmd should be CR+LF
 *.cmd   eol=crlf