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+# cellar
+### bottle management tool for WINE connoisseurs
+
+## Installation
+```sh
+$ mkdir build && cd build
+$ cmake ..
+$ make -j4
+$ sudo make install
+```
+
+## Quick Usage Primer
+```sh
+$ cellar create steam
+$ cellar -b steam winetricks vcrun2012
+
+# without the -b argument, cellar assumes you want to deal with ~/.wine
+# you can manage which bottle that points to with this command
+$ cellar activate steam
+
+# arguments passed to "cellar launch" are passed to wine
+$ cellar launch /mnt/windows/Steam/Steam.exe
+```
+
+## Features
+* **Corking**: Saves a bottle's configuration, including any pressed installers (see below) or installed winetricks, to a directory, then removes the WINE bottle from disk.
+  You can then easily rebuild that WINE bottle later by uncorking it, which will automatically rebuild the WINE bottle with your active (or specified) version of WINE, as
+  well as install any saved winetricks or run any pressed installers.
+* **Pressed Installers**: Saves a copy of an installer to `~/.cellar`, writes it down in the bottle configuration, then runs it within your WINE bottle. If you choose to
+  cork this bottle later, this installer will automatically be run after uncorking. If the installer comes with "unattended install" arguments, it's recommended you press
+  those in too.
+* **Easy WINE and bottle management**: Need a specific bottle for a specific program? `cellar -b bottlename <command>`. Does the bottle need to run a specific instance of
+  WINE? `cellar config wine_path /opt/wine-specific/bin/wine`. Confused about which bottle is "active"? `cellar active` will tell you. Different programs may need drastically
+  different WINE configurations, but that doesn't mean you need the drastic headaches.
+
+## License
+Cellar is available under (the MIT license)[LICENSE].
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 [version]
 release=no
-release_version=0.2
+release_version=0.3