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+#!/bin/sh
+# $Id: mkhb,v 1.1 2001/07/17 18:50:55 tundra Exp $
+
+FILES="Makefile hb.py hb.txt 0-StartHere.txt 1-hb-license.txt \
+       2-HowToUse.txt 3-UnderTheHood.txt 4-Limitations-Enhancements.txt"
+
+DIR="hb-"$1
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]
+    then
+	echo "usage: mkhb version-number"
+	exit
+fi
+
+mkdir $DIR
+co -r$1 $FILES
+mv $FILES $DIR
+rlog hb >$DIR/CHANGELOG