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-# sample synergy configuration file
-#
-# comments begin with the # character and continue to the end of
-# line.  comments may appear anywhere the syntax permits.
-
-section: screens
-	# three hosts named:  moe, larry, and curly
-	moe:
-	larry:
-	curly:
-end
-
-section: links
-	# larry is to the right of moe and curly is above moe
-	moe:
-		right = larry
-		up    = curly
-
-	# moe is to the left of larry and curly is above larry.
-	# note that curly is above both moe and larry and moe
-	# and larry have a symmetric connection (they're in
-	# opposite directions of each other).
-	larry:
-		left  = moe
-		up    = curly
-
-	# larry is below curly.  if you move up from moe and then
-	# down, you'll end up on larry.
-	curly:
-		down  = larry
-end
-
-section: aliases
-	# curly is also known as shemp
-	curly:
-		shemp
-end