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-#
-# NOTE! Don't add files that are generated in specific
-# subdirectories here. Add them in the ".gitignore" file
-# in that subdirectory instead.
-#
-# Normal rules
-#
-.*
-*.o
-*.o.*
-*.a
-*.s
-*.so
-
-# Generated by configure
-Makefile
-bridge-utils.spec
-configure
-config.*
-
-#
-# Top-level generic files
-#
-tags
-TAGS
-
-# quilt's files
-patches
-series
-
-# cscope files
-cscope.*
-
-*.orig
-*.rej
-autom4te.cache/
-brctl/brctl