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+[epel]
+name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch
+#baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/$releasever/Everything/$basearch
+metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+countme=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
+
+[epel-debuginfo]
+name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch - Debug
+#baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/$releasever/Everything/$basearch/debug
+metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-debug-$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+enabled=0
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
+gpgcheck=1
+
+[epel-source]
+name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch - Source
+#baseurl=https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/$releasever/Everything/SRPMS
+metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-source-$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+enabled=0
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
+gpgcheck=1