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+#ifndef GLOBALS_H
+#define GLOBALS_H
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+/* Type for time as used by "utils_time.h" */
+typedef uint64_t cdtime_t;
+
+extern char hostname_g[];
+extern const int hostname_g_size;
+extern cdtime_t interval_g;
+extern int pidfile_from_cli;
+extern int timeout_g;
+#endif /* GLOBALS_H */