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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# the calling conventions for stat(1) are highly system dependent
+STAT='stat -c %s' # GNU stat(1) is the default since most people have it
+case "`uname -s`" in
+	*BSD)  STAT='stat -f %z';;
+	Minix) STAT='stat -size';;
+esac
+