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[3f8be484] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> |
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| 5 | %general-entities; |
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| 6 | ]> |
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| 7 | |
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| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-module-init-tools" role="wrap"> |
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| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="module-init-tools.html"?> |
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| 10 | |
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| 11 | <title>Module-Init-Tools-&module-init-tools-version;</title> |
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| 12 | |
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| 13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools"> |
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| 14 | <primary sortas="a-Module-Init-Tools">Module-Init-Tools</primary> |
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| 15 | </indexterm> |
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| 16 | |
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| 17 | <sect2 role="package"> |
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| 18 | <title/> |
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| 19 | |
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| 20 | <para>The Module-Init-Tools package contains programs for handling kernel |
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| 21 | modules in Linux kernels greater than or equal to version 2.5.47.</para> |
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| 22 | |
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| 23 | </sect2> |
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| 24 | |
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| 25 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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| 26 | <title>Installation of Module-Init-Tools</title> |
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| 27 | |
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[c4534a5] | 28 | <para os="c">Issue the following commands to perform the tests</para> |
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| 29 | |
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| 30 | <note os="cc"> |
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[af4f700] | 31 | <para>The <command>make clean</command> command is required to clean up |
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| 32 | the source tree, otherwise the code built for testing will be installed, |
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| 33 | and the test version of <command>modprobe</command> does not function |
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| 34 | outside the test environment.</para> |
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[c4534a5] | 35 | </note> |
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[86b01c92] | 36 | |
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| 37 | <screen os="d"><userinput>./configure && |
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[0f9d1e9] | 38 | make check && |
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[c4534a5] | 39 | make clean</userinput></screen> |
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[c999585] | 40 | |
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[e0e40d3] | 41 | <para os="e">Prepare Module-Init-Tools for compilation:</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 42 | |
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[f4cc1c2] | 43 | <screen os="f"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \ |
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[1e58202] | 44 | --bindir=/bin --sbindir=/sbin \ |
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[e60a7f6] | 45 | --enable-zlib-dynamic</userinput></screen> |
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[3f8be484] | 46 | |
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[e0e40d3] | 47 | <variablelist os="g"> |
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[da0b4a3] | 48 | <title>The meaning of the configure option:</title> |
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[3f8be484] | 49 | |
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| 50 | <varlistentry> |
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[e60a7f6] | 51 | <term><parameter>--enable-zlib-dynamic</parameter></term> |
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[3f8be484] | 52 | <listitem> |
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| 53 | <para>This allows the Module-Init-Tools package to handle compressed |
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| 54 | kernel modules.</para> |
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| 55 | </listitem> |
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| 56 | </varlistentry> |
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| 57 | |
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| 58 | </variablelist> |
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| 59 | |
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[e0e40d3] | 60 | <para os="h">Compile the package:</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 61 | |
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[b3dfbf1] | 62 | <screen os="i"><userinput>make DOCBOOKTOMAN=""</userinput></screen> |
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[c6c6c35] | 63 | |
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[e0e40d3] | 64 | <para os="j">Install the package:</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 65 | |
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[e69b20a] | 66 | <screen os="k"><userinput>make INSTALL=install install</userinput></screen> |
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| 67 | |
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[694e331] | 68 | <variablelist os="l"> |
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[c6c6c35] | 69 | <title>The meaning of the make install parameter:</title> |
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[e69b20a] | 70 | <varlistentry> |
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| 71 | <term><parameter>INSTALL=install</parameter></term> |
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| 72 | <listitem> |
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[040521bc] | 73 | <para>Normally, <command>make install</command> will not install the binaries if they |
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[e69b20a] | 74 | already exist. This option overrides that behavior by calling |
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| 75 | <command>install</command> instead of using the default wrapper |
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| 76 | script.</para> |
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| 77 | </listitem> |
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| 78 | </varlistentry> |
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| 79 | </variablelist> |
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| 80 | |
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[3f8be484] | 81 | </sect2> |
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| 82 | |
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| 83 | <sect2 id="contents-module-init-tools" role="content"> |
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| 84 | <title>Contents of Module-Init-Tools</title> |
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| 85 | |
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| 86 | <segmentedlist> |
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| 87 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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| 88 | |
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| 89 | <seglistitem> |
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[602aa77] | 90 | <seg>depmod, insmod, insmod.static, lsmod (link to insmod), modinfo, |
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| 91 | modprobe (link to insmod), and rmmod (link to insmod)</seg> |
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[3f8be484] | 92 | </seglistitem> |
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| 93 | </segmentedlist> |
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| 94 | |
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| 95 | <variablelist> |
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| 96 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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| 97 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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| 98 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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| 99 | |
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| 100 | <varlistentry id="depmod"> |
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| 101 | <term><command>depmod</command></term> |
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| 102 | <listitem> |
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| 103 | <para>Creates a dependency file based on the symbols it finds in |
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| 104 | the existing set of modules; this dependency file is used by |
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| 105 | <command>modprobe</command> to automatically load the required |
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| 106 | modules</para> |
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| 107 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools depmod"> |
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| 108 | <primary sortas="b-depmod">depmod</primary> |
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| 109 | </indexterm> |
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| 110 | </listitem> |
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| 111 | </varlistentry> |
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| 112 | |
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| 113 | <varlistentry id="insmod"> |
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| 114 | <term><command>insmod</command></term> |
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| 115 | <listitem> |
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| 116 | <para>Installs a loadable module in the running kernel</para> |
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| 117 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod"> |
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| 118 | <primary sortas="b-insmod">insmod</primary> |
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| 119 | </indexterm> |
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| 120 | </listitem> |
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| 121 | </varlistentry> |
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| 122 | |
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| 123 | <varlistentry id="insmod.static"> |
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| 124 | <term><command>insmod.static</command></term> |
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| 125 | <listitem> |
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| 126 | <para>A statically compiled version of <command>insmod</command></para> |
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| 127 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod.static"> |
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| 128 | <primary sortas="b-insmod.static">insmod.static</primary> |
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| 129 | </indexterm> |
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| 130 | </listitem> |
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| 131 | </varlistentry> |
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| 132 | |
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| 133 | <varlistentry id="lsmod"> |
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| 134 | <term><command>lsmod</command></term> |
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| 135 | <listitem> |
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| 136 | <para>Lists currently loaded modules</para> |
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| 137 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools lsmod"> |
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| 138 | <primary sortas="b-lsmod">lsmod</primary> |
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| 139 | </indexterm> |
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| 140 | </listitem> |
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| 141 | </varlistentry> |
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| 142 | |
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| 143 | <varlistentry id="modinfo"> |
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| 144 | <term><command>modinfo</command></term> |
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| 145 | <listitem> |
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| 146 | <para>Examines an object file associated with a kernel module and |
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| 147 | displays any information that it can glean</para> |
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| 148 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modinfo"> |
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| 149 | <primary sortas="b-modinfo">modinfo</primary> |
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| 150 | </indexterm> |
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| 151 | </listitem> |
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| 152 | </varlistentry> |
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| 153 | |
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| 154 | <varlistentry id="modprobe"> |
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| 155 | <term><command>modprobe</command></term> |
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| 156 | <listitem> |
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| 157 | <para>Uses a dependency file, created by <command>depmod</command>, |
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| 158 | to automatically load relevant modules</para> |
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| 159 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modprobe"> |
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| 160 | <primary sortas="b-modprobe">modprobe</primary> |
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| 161 | </indexterm> |
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| 162 | </listitem> |
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| 163 | </varlistentry> |
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| 164 | |
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| 165 | <varlistentry id="rmmod"> |
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| 166 | <term><command>rmmod</command></term> |
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| 167 | <listitem> |
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| 168 | <para>Unloads modules from the running kernel</para> |
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| 169 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools rmmod"> |
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| 170 | <primary sortas="b-rmmod">rmmod</primary> |
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| 171 | </indexterm> |
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| 172 | </listitem> |
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| 173 | </varlistentry> |
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| 174 | |
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| 175 | </variablelist> |
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| 176 | |
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| 177 | </sect2> |
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| 178 | |
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| 179 | </sect1> |
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