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+# bake
+
+Bash make, with very lightweight approach
+
+This is very similar to https://github.com/rumkin/bake project, but 
+slightly simpler implementation. No additional folders or files, 
+just a Bakefile with functions required.
+
+If you want to use the interactive menu, install https://github.com/p-gen/smenu 
+`smenu` is installable via apt-get in debian/ubuntu based distros.
+