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+# git-ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
+# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
+# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
+# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
+# *.[oa]
+# *~
+
+*.o
+/TAGS
+
+# /
+/Makefile
+/Makefile.in
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache
+/config.guess
+/config.h
+/config.h.in
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/lash-1.0.pc
+/libtool
+/ltmain.sh
+/stamp-h1
+/install-sh
+/depcomp
+/missing
+/compile
+/svnversion_regenerate.sh
+/svnversion.h
+
+# /clients/
+/clients/Makefile
+/clients/Makefile.in
+
+# /clients/panel/
+/clients/panel/.deps
+/clients/panel/.libs
+/clients/panel/Makefile
+/clients/panel/Makefile.in
+/clients/panel/lash_panel
+
+# /clients/save_button/
+/clients/save_button/.deps
+/clients/save_button/.libs
+/clients/save_button/Makefile
+/clients/save_button/Makefile.in
+/clients/save_button/lash_save_button
+
+# /clients/shell/
+/clients/shell/.deps
+/clients/shell/.libs
+/clients/shell/Makefile
+/clients/shell/Makefile.in
+/clients/shell/lash_shell
+/clients/shell/safety.c
+
+# /clients/simple_client/
+/clients/simple_client/.deps
+/clients/simple_client/.libs
+/clients/simple_client/Makefile
+/clients/simple_client/Makefile.in
+/clients/simple_client/lash_simple_client
+/clients/simple_client/lash_simple_client_newapi
+
+# /clients/synth/
+/clients/synth/.deps
+/clients/synth/.libs
+/clients/synth/Makefile
+/clients/synth/Makefile.in
+/clients/synth/lash_synth
+
+# /common/
+/common/Makefile.in
+/common/Makefile
+
+# /dbus/
+/dbus/.deps
+/dbus/Makefile
+/dbus/Makefile.in
+/dbus/liblashdbus.a
+/dbus/safety.c
+
+# /docs/
+/docs/Makefile
+/docs/Makefile.in
+/docs/html-manual-stamp
+/docs/lash-manual.texi
+
+# /docs/lash-manual-html-one-page/
+/docs/lash-manual-html-one-page/Makefile
+/docs/lash-manual-html-one-page/Makefile.in
+/docs/lash-manual-html-one-page/lash-manual.html
+
+# /docs/lash-manual-html-split/
+/docs/lash-manual-html-split/Makefile
+/docs/lash-manual-html-split/Makefile.in
+/docs/lash-manual-html-split/lash-manual/*.html
+
+# /icons/
+/icons/Makefile
+/icons/Makefile.in
+
+# /lash/
+/lash/Makefile
+/lash/Makefile.in
+
+# /lashd/
+/lashd/.deps
+/lashd/.libs
+/lashd/Makefile
+/lashd/Makefile.in
+/lashd/lashd
+/lashd/safety.c
+/lashd/org.nongnu.lash.service
+
+# /liblash/
+/liblash/*.lo
+/liblash/.deps
+/liblash/.libs
+/liblash/Makefile
+/liblash/Makefile.in
+/liblash/liblash.la
+/liblash/safety.c
+/liblash/signal.c
+/liblash/service.c
+/liblash/object_path.c
+/liblash/method.c
+/liblash/introspection.c
+/liblash/interface.c
+/liblash/error.c
+
+# /m4/
+/m4/Makefile
+/m4/Makefile.in
+
+# /pylash/
+/pylash/.deps
+/pylash/.libs
+/pylash/Makefile.in
+/pylash/Makefile
+/pylash/lash.py
+/pylash/lash_wrap.c
+/pylash/_lash.la
+/pylash/lash.lo
+/pylash/lash_wrap.lo