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 ## replication-manager [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mariadb-corporation/replication-manager.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mariadb-corporation/replication-manager)
 
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 ## NAME
 
 replication-manager -- MariaDB replication manager utility