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+#Logchecker
+
+Perl script for unix/linux systems to report logfile entries not covered by a whitelist.
+
+Releases / Downloads: https://github.com/pstimpel/logcheck/releases
+
+Install instructions: https://github.com/pstimpel/logcheck/blob/master/INSTALL
+
+
+#License
+
+Logchecker - perl script to check unix logfiles and notify by email
+if entries appear not covered by the whitelist
+Copyright (C) long time ago by Peter, https://peters-webcorner.de
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.