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@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ newfol may be cloned by using git from any number of places:
 	git clone https://git.crustytoothpaste.net/git/bmc/newfol.git
 
 It can be run immediately out of the same directory.  No installation is needed.
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+License
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+newfol is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.