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@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ After your editing, `.gitattributes` should contain these 2 lines:
 
 ```
 *.csv filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
-b.dat !filter !diff !merge text
+some-directory/my-particular-file.csv !filter !diff !merge text
 ```
 
 *Note: The file `.gitattributes` is just a text file, so you can edit it with any text editor.