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+# Template file for 'iftop'
+pkgname=iftop
+version=0.17
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+makedepends="libpcap-devel ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="Top-like tool to display bandwidth usage on an interface"
+maintainer="tripledes <tripledes@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://www.ex-parrot.com/pdw/iftop/"
+distfiles="${homepage}/download/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=d032547c708307159ff5fd0df23ebd3cfa7799c31536fa0aea1820318a8e0eac