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+[![](https://godoc.org/github.com/jackc/pgservicefile?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/jackc/pgservicefile)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/jackc/pgservicefile.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/jackc/pgservicefile)
+
+# pgservicefile
+
+Package pgservicefile is a parser for PostgreSQL service files (e.g. `.pg_service.conf`).
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-// Package pgservicefile is a parser PostgreSQL service files (e.g. .pg_service.conf).
+// Package pgservicefile is a parser for PostgreSQL service files (e.g. .pg_service.conf).
 package pgservicefile
 
 import (