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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---
+
+yaml-files:
+  - '*.yaml'
+  - '*.yml'
+  - '.yamllint'
+
+rules:
+  document-start: disable
+  line-length:
+    max: 160
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# .. seealso: https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/helm-repo-tools/+/refs/heads/master/yamllint.conf
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# extends: default
+#
+#rules:
+#  empty-lines:
+#    max-end: 1
+#  line-length:
+#    max: 120
+#  braces:
+#    min-spaces-inside: 0
+#    max-spaces-inside: 1