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 # Scoop Bucket Template
 
+<!-- Uncomment the following line after replacing placeholders -->
+<!-- [![Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/<appveyor-badge-id>?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/<username>/<bucketname> "Build Status") [![Excavator](https://github.com/<username>/<bucketname>/actions/workflows/excavator.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/<username>/<bucketname>/actions/workflows/excavator.yml) -->
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 Template bucket for [Scoop](https://scoop.sh), the Windows command-line installer.
 
 How do I install these manifests?