diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a136d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Keychain project: enforce consistent Unix LF line endings on all platforms
+# Normalize all text files to LF on commit and checkout
+* text eol=lf
+
+# (Redundant clarity rules; kept for readability and future maintenance)
+*.sh     text eol=lf
+*.md     text eol=lf
+*.txt    text eol=lf
+*.pod    text eol=lf
+*.in     text eol=lf
+*.spec.in text eol=lf
+Makefile text eol=lf
+
+# If any binary assets are added later, declare them explicitly, e.g.:
+# *.png binary
+# *.jpg binary
+# *.gif binary
+
+# Prevent accidental CRLF introduction in scripts that may be generated
+scripts/* text eol=lf
+docs/*    text eol=lf
diff --git a/keychain.sh b/keychain.sh
index 9dae7d3..7840968 100755
--- a/keychain.sh
+++ b/keychain.sh
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ startagent_gpg() {
 		[ -n "${timeout}" ] && gpg_opts="$gpg_opts --default-cache-ttl $(( timeout * 60 )) --max-cache-ttl $(( timeout * 60 ))"
 		$ssh_spawn_gpg && gpg_opts="$gpg_opts --enable-ssh-support"
 		mesg "Starting gpg-agent..."
-		# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # this is intentionalh
+		# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # this is intentional
 		pidfile_out="$(gpg-agent --sh $gpg_opts)"
 		return $?
 	fi