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+from Config import *
+addFilter("incoherent-logrotate-file /etc/logrotate.d/fail2ban");
+addFilter("macro-in-comment %{(name|version|release)}");
+addFilter("spelling-error .* (tcp|sendmail|shorewall|sshd)");
+# Tests
+addFilter("hidden-file-or-dir .*fail2ban/tests/files/config/apache.*/\.htpasswd");
+addFilter("htaccess-file-error .*fail2ban/tests/files/config/apache.*/\.htaccess");
+addFilter("zero-length .*fail2ban/tests/files/files/");