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:
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.
To set the content type associated with a file extension:
To add a file extension, click the Add button and enter the file extension in the text prompt that appears. Once OK is clicked, the extension will be added to the list with a content type of ASCII.
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