diff --git a/.etckeeper b/.etckeeper
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maybe chmod 0644 'xdg/user-dirs.conf'
maybe chmod 0644 'xdg/user-dirs.defaults'
maybe chmod 0755 'xml'
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maybe chmod 0755 'zsh'
maybe chmod 0644 'zsh/newuser.zshrc.recommended'
maybe chmod 0644 'zsh/zlogin'
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