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+Copyright (c) 2017+, Jack L. Frost <fbt@fleshless.org>
+
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without
+fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear
+in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS
+SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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+ssm
+===
+
+Yet another service manager.
+
+Services
+--------
+A service is a script in the ssm's init.d directory.  
+By default it's /etc/ssm/init.d for system services and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ssm/init.d for user ones.
+ssm creates relevant dirs if they don't exist.