diff --git a/.vim/ftdetect/bats.vim b/.vim/ftdetect/bats.vim
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+au BufRead,BufNewFile *.bats setf sh
diff --git a/.vim/ftdetect/bats.vim b/.vim/ftdetect/bats.vim
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index 00000000..ddabe33c
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+au BufRead,BufNewFile *.bats setf sh