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+# [Blueprint](http://blueprintjs.com/) [ESLint](https://eslint.org/) Configuration
+
+Blueprint is a React UI toolkit for the web.
+
+This package contains the [ESLint](https://eslint.org/) configuration for Blueprint. It enables lint rules which enforce code style conventions and enables the `@blueprintjs/eslint-plugin-blueprint` plugin.
+
+## Installation
+
+```
+yarn add @blueprintjs/eslint-config
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+Enable this configuration in your ESLint configuration file (e.g. `.eslintrc.json`):
+
+```json
+{
+    "extends": [
+        "@blueprintjs/eslint-config"
+    ]
+}
+```