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+# Template file for 'byobu'
+pkgname=byobu
+version=5.94
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="A text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer"
+maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://byobu.co/"
+distfiles="https://launchpad.net/byobu/trunk/${version}/+download/byobu_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
+checksum=4917013f590110d25b18293a51af02bd1ebcd1c665474f62e2566fb9b8f62916