diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
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+((c-mode . ((c-file-style . "linux")
+            (indent-tabs-mode . t)
+            (show-trailing-whitespace . t)
+            (c-basic-offset . 8)
+            (tab-width . 8)
+            ))
+)