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+# A set of files you probably don't want in your WordPress.org distribution
+.babelrc export-ignore
+.circleci/config.yml export-ignore
+.deployignore export-ignore
+.distignore export-ignore
+.DS_Store export-ignore
+.editorconfig export-ignore
+.eslintignore export-ignore
+.eslintrc export-ignore
+.git export-ignore
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.github export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore
+.gitlab-ci.yml export-ignore
+.phpcs.xml export-ignore
+.phpcs.xml.dist export-ignore
+.travis.yml export-ignore
+*.sql export-ignore
+*.tar.gz export-ignore
+*.zip export-ignore
+behat.yml export-ignore
+bin export-ignore
+bitbucket-pipelines.yml export-ignore
+composer.json export-ignore
+composer.lock export-ignore
+dependencies.yml export-ignore
+Gruntfile.js export-ignore
+multisite.xml export-ignore
+multisite.xml.dist export-ignore
+node_modules export-ignore
+package-lock.json export-ignore
+package.json export-ignore
+phpcs.xml export-ignore
+phpcs.xml.dist export-ignore
+phpunit.xml export-ignore
+phpunit.xml.dist export-ignore
+README.md export-ignore
+tests export-ignore
+Thumbs.db export-ignore
+webpack.config.js export-ignore
+wp-cli.local.yml export-ignore
+yarn.lock export-ignore
+/assets export-ignore
+/vendor export-ignore