diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
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+((nil . ((indent-tabs-mode . t)
+              (tab-width . 8)
+              (fill-column . 80)))
+      (c-mode . ((c-file-style . "Linux")))
+      (java-mode . ((c-file-style . "Linux"))))