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+# Template file for 'shfmt'
+pkgname=shfmt
+version=0.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=go
+go_import_path="github.com/mvdan/sh"
+go_package="${go_import_path}/cmd/shfmt"
+wrksrc="sh-${version}"
+short_desc="Shell parser and formatter"
+maintainer="Michael Gehring <mg@ebfe.org>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://github.com/mvdan/sh"
+distfiles="https://github.com/mvdan/sh/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=357fa088dee9eaeceb2044df2456ab80cac33aca657fa920d052b04336d40150
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}