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+Keep this file here so CVS won't remove the directory
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-This file must exist or CVS will remove this directory on an update
diff --git a/lib/osgPlugins/.README b/lib/osgPlugins/.README
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Keep this file here so CVS won't remove the directory
diff --git a/lib/osgPlugins/README b/lib/osgPlugins/README
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index 9383088e5..000000000
--- a/lib/osgPlugins/README
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-This file must exist or CVS will remove this directory on an update