diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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+node_modules/**/*
+build
+BVLinearGradient.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/**/*
+BVLinearGradient.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/**/*
+.idea
+.gradle/
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
+gradle/
+*.properties
+*.iml
+npm-debug.log
+Examples/
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