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github.com/pborman/uuid
This project was automatically exported from code.google.com/p/go-uuid
The uuid package generates and inspects UUIDs based on RFC 4122 and DCE 1.1: Authentication and Security Services.
This package now leverages the github.com/google/uuid package (which is based off an earlier version of this package).
go get github.com/pborman/uuid
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style documentation for the package can be viewed online without installing this package by using the GoDoc site here:
http://godoc.org/github.com/pborman/uuid
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