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 ## Make manifest for LTO
 Needs Ruby bagit gem to be installed. Run `sudo gem install bagit`
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+Creates and verifies tape manifests to be used in conjunction with AMIA Open Source's [LTOpers](https://github.com/amiaopensource/ltopers) scripts.