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+##
+# Copyright 2016 Canonical Ltd.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+##
+
+name: sshproxy
+summary: Layer to copy files to or run commands on a remote host over ssh
+maintainer: Adam Israel <adam.israel@canonical.com>
+description: |
+ This layer is intended to provide common ssh functionality, such as
+ running a command on a remote host.
+series:
+ - trusty
+ - xenial
+tags:
+ # Replace "misc" with one or more whitelisted tags from this list:
+ # https://jujucharms.com/docs/stable/authors-charm-metadata
+ - misc
+subordinate: false