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+Document: commit-patch
+Title: Debian commit-patch Manual
+Author: David Caldwell <david@porkrind.org>
+Abstract: This manual describes what commit-patch is
+ and how it can be used to commit patches to Darcs, Git,
+ Mercurial, Bazaar, Monotone, Subversion, or CVS repositories.
+Section: Programming
+
+Format: HTML
+Index: /usr/share/doc/commit-patch/commit-patch.html
+Files: /usr/share/doc/commit-patch/commit-patch.html
+