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 cd $( dirname $0 )/bin
 
 (
+echo '
+      _____ ___  
+     |_   _/ _ \ 
+       | || (_) |
+       |_| \__\_\
+    '
 echo Add the tools to PATH by sourcing the "rc" in this folder
 
 echo -e "\n===== COMMANDS IN qcd_function ====="
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 # Shell Tools package
 
+```
+           _____ ___  
+          |_   _/ _ \ 
+            | || (_) |
+            |_| \__\_\
+```
+
 This is a growing selection of shell tools used by me and my colleagues.
 
 Each tool is an individual program, which do often depend on other tools.