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Treasure Island Paths

You are on a treasure hunt on a grid where certain cells contain obstacles. You can only move right or down to find the treasure located at the bottom-right corner. Print all unique paths from the top-left corner to the treasure while avoiding obstacles. Input Format: The first line contains two integers n and m (1 ≤ n, m ≤ 10) representing the dimensions of the grid. The next n lines contain m characters each ('.' for open cells, '#' for obstacles). Output Format: Print each valid path as a sequence of moves (D for down, R for right) on a new line. Example: Input: 3 3 ... .#. ... Output: DDR DRD RDDR RDR

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backtrackinggrid navigationcombinatorics

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