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+include LICENSE
+include README.md
+include CMakeLists.txt
+recursive-include c-api-examples *.*
+recursive-include sherpa-onnx *.*
+recursive-include cmake *.*
+prune */__pycache__
+prune android
+prune sherpa-onnx/java-api
+prune ios-swift
+prune ios-swiftui
+