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-This is the library formerly known as `github.com/codegangsta/cli` -- Github
-will automatically redirect requests to this repository, but we recommend
-updating your references for clarity.
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 cli is a simple, fast, and fun package for building command line apps in Go. The
 goal is to enable developers to write fast and distributable command line
 applications in an expressive way.