diff --git a/debian/DEBIAN/control b/debian/DEBIAN/control
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+Package: repmgr
+Version: 1.0-1
+Section: database
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: all
+Depends: rsync, postgresql-9.0
+Maintainer: Greg Smith <greg@2ndQuadrant.com>
+Description: PostgreSQL replication setup, magament and monitoring
+ has two main executables
diff --git a/debian/usr/bin/.gitignore b/debian/usr/bin/.gitignore
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+repmgr
+repmgrd