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 See the [about page](http://packagist.org/about) on [packagist.org](http://packagist.org/) for more information.
 
+[![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/composer/composer.png)](http://travis-ci.org/composer/composer)
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 Installation / Usage
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