diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/etc/library-liggghts-list.txt b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/etc/library-liggghts-list.txt
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+#syntax: makefileName/dir
+#note: dir is not a path, just a keyword here
+###############################################