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+# Template file for 'sift'
+pkgname=sift
+version=0.3.4
+revision=1
+build_style=go
+hostmakedepends="git"
+short_desc="A fast and powerful open source alternative to grep"
+maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+go_import_path="github.com/svent/sift"
+homepage="https://$go_import_path"
+distfiles="$homepage/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=88eefbfd02bea5183cedfaab9bfeef397c622a15970b0540ddb4a3e3ea62d775