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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to update the copyright year in header files
+
+NEW_YEAR=`date +"%Y"`
+OLD_YEAR=`expr $NEW_YEAR - 1`
+find duniterpy tests examples -type f -name "*.py" | \
+xargs sed -i "s/Copyright  2014-$OLD_YEAR V/Copyright  2014-$NEW_YEAR V/g"