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-# Alternative channel configuration file
-#
-# Syntax:  original channel id;alternative channel id
-# Example: C-62499-10007-12003;C-0-196-14
-#          this means, if channel C-62499-10007-12003 is
-#          not available for a recording, vdr will try to
-#          use channel C-0-196-14
-#
-# lines beginning with '#' are ignored
-#
-