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+# Template file for 'mkinitcpio-encryptssh'
+pkgname=mkinitcpio-encryptssh
+version=0.16
+revision=1
+_realname=dropbear_initrd_encrypt
+wrksrc="$_realname-$version-$revision"
+noarch=yes
+depends="mkinitcpio cryptsetup dropbear mkinitcpio-nfs-utils psmisc iproute2"
+short_desc="Allows for an encrypted root device to be unlocked remotely over SSH"
+maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://github.com/grazzolini/dropbear_initrd_encrypt"
+distfiles="$homepage/archive/v$version-$revision.tar.gz"
+checksum=6b24ea3d6e1ee55d304ca31707fe17c545f7ea843a13b764e22475f838c41eae
+
+do_install() {
+	vinstall dropbear_hook 644 usr/lib/initcpio/hooks dropbear
+	vinstall dropbear_install 644 usr/lib/initcpio/install dropbear
+	vinstall encryptssh_hook 644 usr/lib/initcpio/hooks encryptssh
+	vinstall encryptssh_install 644 usr/lib/initcpio/install encryptssh
+}