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+Makefile.in
+*.o
+core.*
+.libs/*
+.deps/*
+.libs
+.deps
+*.lo
+*.swp
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*~
+configure
+config.h*
+*-test
+*.la
+.gitignore
+config.log
+build-tools
+config.status
+libtool
+autom4te.cache
+Makefile
+aclocal.m4
+*.tar.bz2
+*.patch
+stamp-*
+*.rpm
+plymouth
+plymouthd
+
+
+