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-build
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-parts
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-.installed.cfg
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-.tox
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-#Translations
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diff --git a/plugins/system/multicpu1sec/.gitignore b/plugins/system/multicpu1sec/.gitignore
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diff --git a/tools/munin-node-c/.gitignore b/tools/munin-node-c/.gitignore
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-/munin-node-c
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diff --git a/tools/munin-plugins-busybox/.gitignore b/tools/munin-plugins-busybox/.gitignore
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diff --git a/tools/pypmmn/.gitignore b/tools/pypmmn/.gitignore
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