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+GO_SCAN_ADDRESS="0.0.0.0"
+GO_SCAN_PORT="9000"
+GO_SCAN_SCANNER="name of the scanner to use"
+GO_SCAN_OUTPUTDIRECTORY="/tmp"
+GO_SCAN_ARGUMENTS="extra arguments to pass to the scanimage command"
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