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+# Exclusions when publishing to the develop-built branch
+# Notably, must include .github and .distignore so the next step has access to them
+
+# Directories
+.git
+assets/js/admin-settings
+assets/js/components
+assets/js/config
+assets/js/pluginsidebar
+assets/js/services
+assets/js/util
+node_modules
+tests
+vendor
+
+# Files
+.deployignore
+.editorconfig
+.eslintignore
+.eslintrc.json
+.gitignore
+.nvmrc
+.phpcs.xml
+.phpcs-cache.json
+.phpunit.result.cache
+babel.config.json
+composer.json
+composer.lock
+DOCKER_ENV
+package.json
+package-lock.json
+phpunit.xml.dist
+README.md
+webpack.config.js