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+# This file is dreport configuration file and is where all dreport
+# configuration settings are placed.
+# The configuration file consists of sections, led by a [section] header and
+# followed by name: value entries, with continuations in the style INI format.
+# name=value is also accepted.
+
+[DumpType]
+1: core
+2: user
+3: elog