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+TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=http://dtach.sourceforge.net/
+TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Emulates the detach feature of screen"
+TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="GPL-2.0"
+TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=0.9
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/dtach/dtach-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=32e9fd6923c553c443fab4ec9c1f95d83fa47b771e6e1dafb018c567291492f3
+
+termux_step_make_install() {
+	install -Dm700 -t ${TERMUX_PREFIX}/bin dtach
+	install -Dm600 -t ${TERMUX_PREFIX}/share/man/man1 ${TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR}/dtach.1
+}