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+# Template file for 'aws-cli'
+pkgname=aws-cli
+version=1.16.155
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+wrksrc="aws-cli-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+pycompile_module="aws-cli"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-botocore python3-s3transfer python3-colorama python3-rsa
+ python3-yaml python3-docutils"
+short_desc="Universal Command Line Interface for Amazon Web Services"
+maintainer="Robert Lowry <bobertlo@gmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/aws/aws-cli"
+distfiles="https://github.com/aws/aws-cli/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=14bd9a4624e570349dae002e583fce41e6c81066cc6cea9afffe663f4d1c71f9
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt
+	vinstall bin/aws_bash_completer 644 usr/share/bash-completion/completions aws
+	vinstall bin/aws_zsh_completer.sh 644 usr/share/zsh/site-functions _aws
+	rm "${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/aws_bash_completer"
+	rm "${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/aws_zsh_completer.sh"
+	rm "${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/aws.cmd"
+}