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+#!/bin/sh
+# utility variables and functions
+XDG_CACHE_HOME="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}" # XDG basedir specification
+
+# this variable grows automatically as long as this file is included in each
+# subcommand
+export subcmd="$subcmd${subcmd:+ }$(basename "$0")"
+
+# print an error to stdout and exit
+err() {
+	echo "error: $*" >&2
+	echo "run \`$subcmd --help\` for options" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+# debug:
+# bc() { tee /dev/stderr | /usr/bin/bc ; }
+