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-# Code owners file.
-# This file controls who is tagged for review for any given pull request.
-#
-# For syntax help see:
-# https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners#codeowners-syntax
-
-*     @GoogleCloudPlatform/php-admins @googleapis/yoshi-php