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+# Server Lib
+
+This directory contains file copied as is from the [zulip server repository](https://github.com/zulip/zulip) as they were on the commit `343cb20d570a8f5c1f5b6e6842058b294a376593`.
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+## List of copied files
+
+Any changes made to these files have been marked using git's conflict markers in the files.
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+1. `lister.py` <- `zulip/tools/lister.py` - No changes
+2. `printer.py` <- `zulip/tools/linter_lib/printer.py` - Minor changes
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