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+snippet-template.md
+tag_database
+travis.log
+CONTRIBUTING.md
+COLLABORATING.md
+CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+.travis.yml
+.mdlrc.style.rb
+.mdlrc
+.codeclimate.yml
+test/*
+static-parts/*
+snippets_archive/*
+scripts/*
+locale/*
+docs/*
+.travis/*
+.github/*