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+# Template file for 'necho'
+pkgname=necho
+version=0.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="minimal, sensible alternatives to echo(1)"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="Public Domain"
+homepage="https://github.com/chneukirchen/necho"
+distfiles="https://github.com/chneukirchen/necho/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=eaa41ef7230d11cfaca7bfdb3a42824f1236204bd8df2e8c323eec33caa6a306