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+# DEPRECATED
+
+This package is deprecated and is no longer actively maintained.
+
+KeePassX has been deprecated since 2021. Please consider switching to [KeePassXC](https://keepassxc.org/) which is
+based on KeePassX and is compatible with the same .kdbx file format. KeePassXC ships with a command line utility
+which does more or less everything you'd want `kpcli` for (and some more).
+
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+
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 # kpcli