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+ethercat.spec
+examples/dc_user/ec_dc_user_example
+examples/user/ec_user_example
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+lib/libethercat.la
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+libtool
+*.lo
+*.m4
+mailbox_gateway/ethercat_mbg
+Makefile
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+*.o
+script/ethercatctl
+script/ethercat.service
+script/init.d/ethercat
+stamp-h1
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diff --git a/documentation/.gitignore b/documentation/.gitignore
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+/external
+*.idx
+*.lof
+*.log
+*.lot
+*.nlo
+*.out
+*.pdf
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