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+#
+# This file is autogenerated: PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT.
+#
+# You can use "make menuconfig" to make any modifications to the installed .config file.
+# You can then do "make savedefconfig" to generate a new defconfig file that includes your
+# modifications.
+#
+# CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_IFCONFIG is not set
+# CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_PS is not set
+# CONFIG_STANDARD_SERIAL is not set
+CONFIG_ALLOW_BSDNORDIC_COMPONENTS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD="nrf9160-dk"
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_COMMON=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_NRF9160_DK=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="nrf91"
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_NRF9160=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_NRF91=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_STDARG_H=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_TRUSTZONE_NONSECURE=y
+CONFIG_ARMV8M_CMSE=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=5500
+CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_BUSFAULT=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FULLOPT=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_USAGEFAULT=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HELLO=y
+CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
+CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
+CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
+CONFIG_NRF91_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT=y
+CONFIG_NRF91_MODEM=y
+CONFIG_NRF91_MODEM_LOG=y
+CONFIG_NRF91_PROGMEM_OTA_PARTITION=y
+CONFIG_NRF91_UART0=y
+CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
+CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
+CONFIG_NSH_FILEIOSIZE=512
+CONFIG_NSH_LINELEN=64
+CONFIG_NSH_READLINE=y
+CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
+CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=196608
+CONFIG_RAM_START=0x20008000
+CONFIG_RAW_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
+CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
+CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION=y
+CONFIG_STACK_USAGE=y
+CONFIG_START_DAY=26
+CONFIG_START_MONTH=3
+CONFIG_SYMTAB_ORDEREDBYNAME=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
+CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE=0
+CONFIG_UART0_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y