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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# the command used to initialize our subtree
+#git subtree add --prefix ccontavalli-ssh-ident https://github.com/ccontavalli/ssh-ident.git master --squash
+
+# the command used to update our subtree
+git subtree pull --prefix ccontavalli-ssh-ident https://github.com/ccontavalli/ssh-ident.git master --squash
+