diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..3c3629e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "clipboard.js",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "A modern approach to copy to the clipboard",
+  "main": "src/clipboard.js",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "babel": "^5.8.23"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "babel src/clipboard.js --out-file dist/clipboard.js",
+    "watch": "babel src/clipboard.js --out-file dist/clipboard.js --watch"
+  }
+}