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+# Template file for 'go-ipfs'
+pkgname=go-ipfs
+version=0.3.9
+revision=1
+build_style=go
+go_import_path="github.com/ipfs/${pkgname}"
+go_package="${go_import_path}/cmd/ipfs"
+short_desc="Global versioned P2P merkle DAG file system"
+maintainer="Christopher Brannon <chris@the-brannons.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://ipfs.io"
+distfiles="https://${go_import_path}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=74c8cac25f7ef0c5702fe7b59421b2072169ae357d393990c16cc7caccccbc73
+
+post_install() {
+	vinstall misc/completion/ipfs-completion.bash 644 usr/share/bash-completion/completions ipfs
+	vlicense LICENSE
+	vdoc README.md
+}