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+# A set of files you probably don't want in your WordPress.org distribution
+/.wordpress-org
+/.git
+/.github
+.distignore
+.gitattributes
+.git
+.gitignore
+.DS_Store
+tests
+composer.json
+composer.lock
+Gruntfile.js
+package.json
+package-lock.json
+README.md
+CONTRIBUTING.md
+node_modules
+.eslintrc.js
+.wp-env.json
+deploy.sh
+developers.md
+LICENSE.md
+phpcs.xml
+.DS_Store
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