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+Path should contain a string that can be compiled to Elixir regex, you can test them running `Regex.compile("your_path")` in your `iex` shell.
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 Note that this doesn't work directly in an umbrella project. If you need to exclude files within an app, you should create a separate `coveralls.json` at the root of the app's folder and add a `skip_files` key to _that_ file. Paths should be relative to that file, not the umbrella project.
 
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