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+# Template file for 'syft'
+pkgname=syft
+version=0.60.0
+revision=1
+build_style=go
+go_import_path="github.com/anchore/syft/cmd/syft"
+short_desc="SBOM generator CLI for container images, filesystems and more"
+maintainer="Jan Christian Grünhage <jan.christian@gruenhage.xyz>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/anchore/syft"
+distfiles="https://github.com/anchore/syft/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b20634a8e7cdaf8b6fd741390800ae8fe2eead9d468a75437a7cae2712777ba3