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+# Template file for 'elvish'
+pkgname=elvish
+version=0.5
+revision=1
+build_style=go
+go_import_path="github.com/elves/elvish"
+short_desc="A novel Unix shell"
+maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://github.com/elves/elvish/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/elves/elvish/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=238b3ccb09675612b064ad1a9d02d73e3ceadfbc6194f7f7301350cb58d58fbb
+register_shell="/bin/elvish"
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}