diff --git a/alternatives/telnet b/alternatives/telnet
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+/usr/bin/telnet.netkit
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diff --git a/alternatives/telnet.1.gz b/alternatives/telnet.1.gz
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+/usr/share/man/man1/telnet.netkit.1.gz
\ No newline at end of file