\listfiles
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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{glossaries}
\makeglossaries
\setglossarystyle{listhypergroup}
\newglossaryentry{distance}
{%
  name={distance},
  description={the length between two points},
  symbol={m}
}
\begin{document}
\gls{distance}
\printglossary
\end{document}

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