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+# Template file for 'exa'
+pkgname=exa
+version=0.7.0
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="rust cargo cmake"
+makedepends="libgit2-devel"
+short_desc="A replacement for ls"
+maintainer="Michael Gehring <mg@ebfe.org>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://the.exa.website/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/ogham/exa/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1be554f28a234741cdc336891996969c49c16c80c8ca84dedb05e76b4ccac709
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin target/release/exa
+	vman contrib/man/exa.1
+	vinstall contrib/completions.bash 0644 usr/share/bash-completions exa
+	vinstall contrib/completions.zsh 0644 usr/share/zsh/site-functions _exa
+	vlicense LICENCE
+}