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+# git files
+/.gitattributes export-ignore
+/.gitignore export-ignore
+
+# documentation
+/doc export-ignore
+/README.md export-ignore
+/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md export-ignore
+/.github export-ignore
+
+# build chain
+/.codeclimate.yml export-ignore
+/.eslintignore export-ignore
+/.eslintrc export-ignore
+/.travis.yml export-ignore
+
+# other
+/Resources export-ignore