diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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index 00000000000..62e73fc24e5
--- /dev/null
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+# For git archive
+.gitignore              export-ignore
+.gitattributes          export-ignore
+.travis.yml             export-ignore
+.github                 export-ignore
+.shippable.yml          export-ignore