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+# Template build file for "vnstat".
+pkgname=vnstat
+version=1.11
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="vnstat - a terminal based network traffic monitor"
+maintainer="Jan S. <jan.schreib@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://humdi.net/vnstat/"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="http://humdi.net/vnstat/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b71876d817bbb6a16d31b4236e22a2eb6c39666a7f7bfea581f5ff441cade026