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 # shellbase
 Sumo Logic's Scala-based interactive shell framework
 
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+**Deprecated**: there are no plans to further evolve this repository
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 ## Install / Download
 These are the components we provide:
 * `shellbase-core_2.13` contains everything you need to make a basic, working shell