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-# nb_create
-
-Convenience script to create a C/C++ NetBeans project
-
-Usage: nb_create.sh  [OPTIONS] params
-       Convenience script to create C/C++ NetBeans projects.
-       Create a generic NetBeans project from a Git repo
-       Project name, file containing main and a Git repo
-       can be specified using command line options, or
-       defaults can be used.
-
-Options:
-
-  -h [--help]
-     print this help
-  -m [--main] <name_of_file_containing_main>
-     The name of the file that contains the main function
-     default: name of the project
-  -p [--project] <propject_name>
-     Provide a name of the project instead oof the default
-     default: name of the current directory
-  -r [--repo] <git_repo>
-     The Git repo containing the NetBeans generic C/C++ project
-     Default: /home/benn/share/home/repo/netbeans_proj/netbeans_generic.git
-