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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+config.guess
+config.log
+config.status
+config.sub
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+src/.deps
+src/.libs
+src/Makefile
+src/Makefile.in
+src/libmodbus.la
+src/modbus.lo
+src/test-modbus-master
+src/test-modbus-slave