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+syntax: glob
+
+configure
+config.log
+config.cache
+config.status
+config.guess
+config.sub
+confdefs.h
+config.h.in
+Makefile
+libtool
+depcomp
+ltmain.sh
+version
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+mkinstalldirs
+install-sh
+missing
+autom4te.cache
+depcomp
+compile
+ltconfig
+.deps
+.libs
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.pc
+*.o
+include/config.h
+include/stamp-h1
+include/stamp-vh
+include/version.h
+utils/alsa-lib.spec
+alsalisp/alsalisp
+aserver/aserver