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-include AUTHORS
-include ChangeLog
-include CONTRIBUTING.txt
-include ceilometer/storage/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/migrate.cfg
-exclude .gitignore
-exclude .gitreview
-include ReleaseNotes
-graft tests
-graft etc
-recursive-include nova_tests *.py
-global-exclude *.pyc
-recursive-include public *
-recursive-include ceilometer/locale *
-recursive-include ceilometer *.html