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<H1 CLASS="Head"> Setting the content type of a file extension</H1>
<P CLASS="Para">CVS repositories distinguish between files that contain ASCII 
  data and those that do not. For ASCII files, additional helpful functionality 
  is available to the user. This includes:</P>
<ul>
  <li>Proper end of line conversion between the client and the server. This ensures 
    that a Windows user and a UNIX user can work on the same file without introducing 
    incompatibilities.</li>
  <li>Auto merging of conflicts. If a file contains both incoming and outgoing 
    changes but none on the same line as another, then the file may be automatically 
    merged when updating.</li>
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<p class="Para">Certain file types invariably contain either ASCII data or binary 
  data. For example, *.txt files usually contain ASCII data, and *.exe files usually 
  contain binary data. Eclipse comes with a pre-defined set of file types, which 
  you may add to or modify.</p>
<P CLASS="Para">To set the content type associated with a file extension: </P>
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  <li>From the main menu bar, select <b>Window &gt; Preferences</b> to open the 
    Workbench Preferences dialog.</li>
  <li>In the dialog, select the<b> Team &gt; File Content</b> preference page. 
    This page displays a list of file extensions and content type (ASCII or Binary) 
    for file extensions whose content type is known.</li>
  <li> 
    <p CLASS="Para">To add a file extension, click the <b>Add</b> button and enter 
      the file extension in the text prompt that appears. Once <b>OK</b> is clicked, 
      the extension will be added to the list with a content type of ASCII.
  </li>
  <li>To change the content type for an existing file extension, select the file 
    extension entry and click the <b>Change</b> button. This will toggle the type 
    from ASCII to Binary or vice versa.</li>
  <li>To remove a file extension, select the file extension entry and click the 
    <b>Remove</b> button.<br>
  </li>
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