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+# This file contains code owners for Precision Toolbox Pull Requests to main.
+# Code owners are added automatically as reviewers. All PRs open against 
+# main will require approval of at least one code owner.
+#
+# More general documentation about code owners can be found here:
+# https://github.blog/2017-07-06-introducing-code-owners/
+
+# CODEOWNERS file format: <pattern> + <mail address of one or more owners>
+
+##### Global code owners (for whole files from repo) #####
+*	ribhu.daspurkayastha@analog.com saikiran.gudla@analog.com
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+.github/CODEOWNERS
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