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+#! /bin/sh
+# chmod.sh
+# share/src/sequencer / $Id$
+# Tailored script to change permissions on files in this directory
+# the name chmod.sh is a key and must not be changed. If the release tool
+# getLatestDelta finds a file by the name of (chmod.sh), after it has retrieved
+# any out-of-date SCCS files, it invokes the script to add execute permissions.
+
+    /bin/chmod +x makeSeqVersion makeVersion