diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13222d60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.sh                         eol=lf
+debug/msvc/*.dat             eol=crlf
+debug/msvc/*.natvis          eol=crlf
diff --git a/.hgeol b/.hgeol
deleted file mode 100644
index 5327df161..000000000
--- a/.hgeol
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[patterns]
-*.sh = LF
-*.MINPACK = CRLF
-scripts/*.in = LF
-debug/msvc/*.dat = CRLF
-debug/msvc/*.natvis = CRLF
-unsupported/test/mpreal/*.* = CRLF
-** = native
-
-[repository]
-native = LF