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+# Template file for 'reptyr'
+pkgname=reptyr
+version=0.5
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${pkgname}-${version}"
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="Reparent a running program to a new terminal"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://github.com/nelhage/reptyr"
+distfiles="https://github.com/nelhage/reptyr/archive/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b58bff5e06096ce4409983cce85fabc1280ed4115c478c0fec968ce2a4dcec1c