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+abi <abi/4.0>,
+
+include <tunables/global>
+
+profile qpdf /usr/bin/qpdf {
+  include <abstractions/base>
+
+  /usr/bin/qpdf mr,
+
+  # common file formats for qpdf are included: .pdf, .json and .qdf
+  # user's home directories
+  owner @{HOME}/[^.]**.[qQpP][dD][fF] rw,
+  owner @{HOME}/[^.]**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] rw,
+  # allow less common .in and .out files within user's directories
+  owner @{HOME}/[^.]**.[iI][nN] rw,
+  owner @{HOME}/[^.]**.[oO][uU][tT] rw,
+
+  # tmp directories
+  owner /tmp/**.[qQpP][dD][fF] rw,
+  owner /tmp/**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] rw,
+  owner /var/tmp/**.[qQpP][dD][fF] rw,
+  owner /var/tmp/**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] rw,
+
+  # mounts
+  owner /mnt/**.[qQpP][dD][fF] rw,
+  owner /mnt/**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] rw,
+  owner /media/**.[qQpP][dD][fF] rw,
+  owner /media/**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] rw,
+  /mnt/**.[qQpP][dD][fF] r,
+  /mnt/**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] r,
+  /media/**.[qQpP][dD][fF] r,
+  /media/**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] r,
+
+  # system locations
+  /usr/**.[qQpP][dD][fF] r,
+  /usr/**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] r,
+  /opt/**.[qQpP][dD][fF] r,
+  /opt/**.[jJ][sS][oO][nN] r,
+
+  include if exists <local/qpdf>
+}
+