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+# tokio-signal
+
+An implementation of Unix signal handling for Tokio
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/alexcrichton/tokio-signal.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/tokio-rs/tokio-signal)
+
+[Documentation](https://alexcrichton.github.io/tokio-signal)
+
+## Usage
+
+First, add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+tokio-signal = { git = "https://github.com/alexcrichton/tokio-signal" }
+```
+
+Next, add this to your crate:
+
+```rust
+extern crate tokio_signal;
+```
+
+# License
+
+`tokio-signal` is primarily distributed under the terms of both the MIT
+license and the Apache License (Version 2.0), with portions covered by various
+BSD-like licenses.
+
+See LICENSE-APACHE, and LICENSE-MIT for details.
+
+