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+language: c
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get -qq update
+  - sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y zsh sudo gnupg cryptsetup pinentry-curses gawk
+
+script:
+  - make test
+
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 ![tomb's logo](https://github.com/dyne/Tomb/blob/master/extras/images/monmort.png)
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dyne/Tomb.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/dyne/Tomb)
+
+
 # What is Tomb, the crypto undertaker?
 
 Tomb aims to be a free and open source system for easy encryption and