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+# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
+
+# More details are here: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
+
+# The '*' pattern is global owners.
+
+# Order is important. The last matching pattern has the most precedence.
+# The folders are ordered as follows:
+
+# In each subsection folders are ordered first by depth, then alphabetically.
+# This should make it easy to add new rules without breaking existing ones.
+
+# Global rule:
+*           @iotaledger/identity
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