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+# This disables some warnings for stuff that is normal in ebuilds. Less false
+# positives, but also less right positives.
+
+disable=SC2148          # missing shebang
+disable=SC2034          # unused variable
+disable=SC2115          # empty variable in path
+disable=SC2086,SC2206   # quote variables
+disable=SC2046          # quote $(foo)
+
+# vim: set ts=4 sw=4 et tw=80 ft=bash: