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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+#*# linux/git_commit_description
+
+#**
+# ======================
+# Git Commit Description
+# ======================
+#
+# .. default-domain:: bash
+#
+# .. file:: git_commit_description
+#
+# :Output: *stdout* - The preferred ``git describe`` output
+#
+# Helper script for printing out the preferred ``git describe`` for a repo
+#**
+
+function git_commit_description()
+{
+  git describe --all --long --always --dirty
+}
+
+if [ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" = "${0}" ] || [ "$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" = "${0}" ]; then
+  git_commit_description ${@+"${@}"}
+  exit "${?}"
+fi
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