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+syntax: glob
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+CMakeFiles
+Makefile
+cmake_install.cmake
+CMakeCache.txt
+rtgui/config.h
+release
+rtengine/librtengine.a
+rtexif/librtexif.a
+rtgui/rt
+install_manifest.txt
+