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+*.o
+
+Doxyfile.help
+Makefile
+autom4te.cache/
+command_list.txt
+config.h
+config.h.in
+config.log
+config.status
+configure
+doc.h
+doc_src/commands.hdr
+doc_src/index.hdr
+etc/config.fish
+fish
+fish.spec
+fish_indent
+fish_pager
+fish_tests
+fishd
+mimedb
+seq
+set_color
+share/config.fish
+share/man/
+toc.txt
+user_doc/
+xsel-0.9.6/