ackage, not only the root directory.</p>
<p><code>.npmignore</code> files follow the <a href="https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository#Ignoring-Files">same pattern rules</a>
as <code>.gitignore</code> files:</p>
<ul>
<li>Blank lines or lines starting with <code>#</code> are ignored.</li>
<li>Standard glob patterns work.</li>
<li>You can end patterns with a forward slash <code>/</code> to specify a directory.</li>
<li>You can negate a pattern by starting it with an exclam