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+*.swo
+*.swp
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+compile
+config.log
+config.status
+configure
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+data/Makefile.in
+data/desktop/Makefile
+data/desktop/Makefile.in
+data/fonts/Makefile
+data/fonts/Makefile.in
+data/icons/Makefile
+data/icons/Makefile.in
+data/images/Makefile
+data/images/Makefile.in
+data/themes/Makefile
+data/themes/Makefile.in
+data/themes/default.edj
+data/themes/images/Makefile
+data/themes/images/Makefile.in
+depcomp
+install-sh
+ls
+ltmain.sh
+m4/libtool.m4
+m4/ltoptions.m4
+m4/ltsugar.m4
+m4/ltversion.m4
+m4/lt~obsolete.m4
+missing
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+src/Makefile.in
+src/bin/.deps/
+src/bin/Makefile
+src/bin/Makefile.in
+src/bin/terminology
+src/bin/terminology-col.o
+src/bin/terminology-config.o
+src/bin/terminology-keyin.o
+src/bin/terminology-main.o
+src/bin/terminology-termio.o
+src/bin/terminology-termpty.o
+src/bin/terminology-utf8.o
+src/bin/terminology-win.o
+stamp-h1
+terminology_config.h
+terminology_config.h.in
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