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+# Please keep the entries in this file sorted with the following vi command:
+# :3,$!LC_ALL=C sort -fu
+
+*.cmd
+*.ko
+*.ko.unsigned
+*.mod.c
+*.o
+*.o.d
+*.orig
+*~
+.cache.mk
+.depend_adm
+.depend_d
+.depend_f
+.directory
+.tmp_versions
+debian/*.debhelper.log
+debian/*.substvars
+debian/.debhelper/
+debian/changelog
+debian/files
+debian/iscsi-scst/
+debian/scst-dev/
+debian/scst-dkms.install
+debian/scst-dkms.postinst
+debian/scst-dkms.prerm
+debian/scst-dkms/
+debian/scst.dkms
+debian/scst/
+debian/scstadmin/
+debian/tmp/
+dpkg/
+fcst/build_mode
+ibmvstgt/in-tree-patches
+iscsi-scst/conftest/*/result-*.txt
+iscsi-scst/include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
+iscsi-scst/usr/iscsi-scst-adm
+iscsi-scst/usr/iscsi-scstd
+Module.markers
+Module.symvers
+modules.order
+MYMETA.json
+nightly/diff.short
+nightly/final
+nightly/new.short
+nightly/new.verbose
+nightly/nohup.out
+nightly/old.short
+nightly/old.verbose
+nightly/sendmail.log
+qla2x00t/in-tree-patches/
+qla2x00t/qla2xxx-orig/
+scst/build_mode
+scst/include/build_mode.h
+scst/include/scst_itf_ver.h
+scst/src/.tmp_versions/
+scst/src/certs/scst_module_key.der
+scst/src/certs/scst_module_key.priv
+scstadmin/scstadmin.*/scst-*/blib
+scstadmin/scstadmin.*/scst-*/Makefile
+scstadmin/scstadmin.*/scst-*/MYMETA.yml
+scstadmin/scstadmin.*/scst-*/pm_to_blib
+srpt/build_mode
+srpt/conftest/*/result-*.txt
+TAGS
+usr/fileio/fileio_tgt
+usr/stpgd/stpgd