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diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f4b96a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.{c,h}]
+tab_width = 8
+indent_style = tab
diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ee5a72c83..8648b22f7 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ changes easier to review and approve which speeds up the merging process.
* Try to keep pull requests simple. Simple code with comments is much easier
to review and approve.
* All proposed changes must be approved by a ZFS on Linux organization member.
-* If you have an idea you'd like to discuss or which requires additional testing, consider opening it as a draft pull request.
-Once everything is in good shape and the details have been worked out you can remove its draft status.
+* If you have an idea you'd like to discuss or which requires additional testing, consider opening it as a draft pull request.
+Once everything is in good shape and the details have been worked out you can remove its draft status.
Any required reviews can then be finalized and the pull request merged.
#### Tests and Benchmarks
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ We currently use [C Style and Coding Standards for
SunOS](http://www.cis.upenn.edu/%7Elee/06cse480/data/cstyle.ms.pdf) as our
coding convention.
+This repository has an `.editorconfig` file. If your editor [supports
+editorconfig](https://editorconfig.org/#download), it will
+automatically respect most of this project's whitespace preferences.
+
+Additionally, Git can help warn on whitespace problems as well:
+
+```
+git config --local core.whitespace trailing-space,space-before-tab,indent-with-non-tab,-tab-in-indent
+```
+
### Commit Message Formats
#### New Changes
Commit messages for new changes must meet the following guidelines:
@@ -315,4 +325,3 @@ but may be used in any situation where there are co-authors.
The email address used here should be the same as on the GitHub profile of said user.
If said user does not have their email address public, please use the following instead:
`Co-authored-by: Name <[username]@users.noreply.github.com>`
-