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+.TH ARDUINO 1 "30 September 2010"
+.SH NAME
+arduino \- An IDE for Arduino-compatible electronics prototyping platforms
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+arduino
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The Arduino development environment consists of a text editor, example
+code, and tools for compiling and uploading code to Arduino and
+compatible microcontroller boards.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+/usr/share/arduino/reference/index.html, http://arduino.cc/
+.SH AUTHOR
+Peter Oliver <arduino@mavit.org.uk>
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=Arduino
+Comment=An IDE for Arduino-compatible electronics prototyping platforms
+Exec=arduino
+Icon=arduino
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Development;IDE;Electronics;