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+include AUTHORS
+include ChangeLog
+include LICENSE
+include README
+include openstack-common.conf
+include tox.ini
+recursive-include magic *
+recursive-include tools *
+recursive-include tests *
+recursive-include doc *
+
+exclude .gitignore
+exclude .gitreview
+
+global-exclude *.pyc