diff --git a/example/iot-gateway/node_modules/acorn/bin/update_authors.sh b/example/iot-gateway/node_modules/acorn/bin/update_authors.sh
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-# Combine existing list of authors with everyone known in git, sort, add header.
-tail --lines=+3 AUTHORS > AUTHORS.tmp
-git log --format='%aN' | grep -v abraidwood >> AUTHORS.tmp
-echo -e "List of Acorn contributors. Updated before every release.\n" > AUTHORS
-sort -u AUTHORS.tmp >> AUTHORS
-rm -f AUTHORS.tmp