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+diff-exclude
+*~
+*.orig
+*.org
+*.rej
+configure
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+*.pid
+*.bak
+ads
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.Plo
+*.Po
+config.log
+config.status
+autom4te.cache
+*.patch
+CVS
+*.asc
+config.h
+*.la
+*.lai
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+mkinstalldirs
+.#*
+aclocal.m4
+hugehelp.c