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 ## Usage
-```shell
-$ herbe "herbe notifications" " " "Daemon-less notifications without D-Bus. Minimal and lightweight."
-```
-will display the notification shown above
 
 * [Dismiss a notification](#dismiss-a-notification)
 * [Actions](#actions)