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-htman - a web interface for managing htpasswd files
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-Requirements:
-    python3-bottle python-genshi
-
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+# htman
+A web interface for managing htpasswd files.
+
+## Requirements
+    python3-bottle python-genshi
+
+## Licence
+htman is published under the [AGPL v3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html) (or later) license.
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