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-vcsh - manage and sync config files via git
+vcsh - manage config files in $HOME via fake bare git repositories
 
 # Index #
 
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-vcsh(1) - manage and sync config files via git
-==============================================
+vcsh(1) - manage config files in $HOME via fake bare git repositories
+=====================================================================
 
 ## SYNOPSIS