diff --git a/.luacheckrc b/.luacheckrc
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+quiet = 1
+codes = true
+
+exclude_files = {
+	".luarocks/*",
+}
+
+
+ignore = {
+	"631", "61[124]",
+	"542",
+	"412",
+	"321/bit",
+	"21[123]"
+}
+
+-- Read-write globals (i.e. they can be defined)
+-- globals = {
+-- 
+-- }
+-- Read-only globals
+read_globals = {
+	"bit",
+	"it",
+	"describe",
+	"dofile",
+}
+std = "max"