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+== xtm-utils
+
+xtm-utils is a set of tools for joining or splitting files using the XTM
+format.
+
+It is an open-source replacement for the the closed-source binary provided by
+the XtremSplit website.
+
+=== Licence
+
+xtm-utils is distributed under the GNU LGPL-3 licence.
+
+=== Authors
+
+Glenn Y. Rolland (glenux@glenux.net) 
+
+=== Download
+
+=== Minimum requirements
+
+* ruby 1.8
+* bindata gem
+
+=== Getting started
+
+
+