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+# Ionic example
+./ionic/example/node_modules
+./ionic/example/plugins
+./ionic/example/config.xml
+./ionic/example/ionic.config.json
+./ionic/example/package-lock.json
+./ionic/example/package.json
+./ionic/example/tsconfig.json
+./ionic/example/tslint.json
+
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