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+# Specifications of files and symlinks for the riscv.eessi.io CVMFS repository.
+# Paths for files and symlinks should be relative to the root of the repository.
+---
+files:
+  - name: .cvmfsdirtab
+    dest: ''
+    mode: '644'
+
+  - name: README.riscv
+    dest: 'README.eessi'
+    mode: '644'
+
+symlinks:
+  host_injections: '$(EESSI_HOST_INJECTIONS:-/opt/eessi)'