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+# Template file for 'datamash'
+pkgname=datamash
+version=1.2
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="Command-line program that performs simple calculations on input files"
+maintainer="oliver JH <ohemming@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/datamash/"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e8d46fb22ccc77e5380f26cde622a733f363d388b04a2c22e7fb6de0e9d85996