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+# installation: easy_install filevault
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup( 
+    name = 'filevault',
+    version = '0.1.2',
+    description = 'filevault: manage a hash directory tree and files',
+    keywords = 'file vault filevault hashed hash directory tree directories dir obfuscate hex',
+    long_description = open('README.rst').read(),
+
+    author = 'Russell Ballestrini',
+    author_email = 'russell@ballestrini.net',
+    url = 'https://https://git.unturf.com/engineering/unturf/filevault',
+
+    platforms = ['All'],
+    license = 'Public Domain',
+
+    py_modules = ['filevault'],
+    include_package_data = True,
+)
+
+
+