/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/ is in scilab-data 5.5.2-2ubuntu3.
This file is owned by root:root, with mode 0o755.
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/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/XConfiguration-preference.xml
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/XConfiguration-preference.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/XConfiguration.xml
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/XWizard-expression.xml
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/XWizard-function.xml
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/XWizard-xcos.xml
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/XWizard.xml
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/preferences.quit
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/etc/preferences.start
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/help/
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/jar/
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/jar/org.scilab.modules.preferences.jar
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/buildmacros.sce
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/createXConfiguration.bin
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/createXConfiguration.sci
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/getPreferencesValue.bin
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/getPreferencesValue.sci
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/lib
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/names
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/setPreferencesValue.bin
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/macros/setPreferencesValue.sci
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/sci_gateway/
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/sci_gateway/preferences_gateway.xml
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XCommon-toolbars.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XCommon.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XConfiguration.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XGeneric.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XWizard/
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XWizard.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XWizard/XWizard-any.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XWizard/XWizard-expression.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XWizard/XWizard-function.xsl
/usr/share/scilab/modules/preferences/src/xslt/XWizard/XWizard-xcos.xsl