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+# ~/.lwbuildrc
+# 
+#  Contains constants used when creating a new project.
+#
+
+AUTHOR=""
+EMAIL=""
+KATE_MODELINE="replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;"
+VIM_MODELINE="vim: expandtab:ts=4:sw=4"
+
+# kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
+# vim: expandtab:ts=4:sw=4