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diff --git a/snag/getpkginfo.sh b/snag/getpkginfo.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# reads a package description script and outputs the attributes in a format easy
+# for the snag program to read
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <description script>" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# load the description script
+. $1
+
+# echo package properties
+echo ID   $pkg_id
+echo NAME $pkg_name
+echo DESC $pkg_desc