diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+/.bundle/
+/.yardoc
+/Gemfile.lock
+/_yardoc/
+/coverage/
+/doc/
+/pkg/
+/spec/reports/
+/tmp/
+*.bundle
+*.so
+*.o
+*.a
+mkmf.log
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: ruby
+rvm:
+  - 2.2.0
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
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+++ b/Gemfile
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+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in airbrussh.gemspec
+gemspec
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
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+++ b/LICENSE.txt
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+Copyright (c) 2015 Matt Brictson
+
+MIT License
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Airbrussh
+
+**Airbrussh is a replacement log formatter for SSHKit that makes your Capistrano output much easier on the eyes.** Just add it to your Capfile and enjoy concise, useful log output that is easy to read.
+
+And don't worry: airbrussh saves Capistrano's default verbose output to a separate log file just in case you still need it for troubleshooting.
+
+*TODO: animated GIF of airbrusshed output goes here!*
+
+## Installation
+
+Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
+
+```ruby
+gem "airbrussh", :require => false
+```
+
+And then execute:
+
+    $ bundle
+
+Finally, add this line to your application's Capfile:
+
+```ruby
+require "airbrussh/capistrano"
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+Airbrussh automatically replaces the default Capistrano log formatter, so there is nothing more you have to do. Just run `cap` as normal and enjoy the prettier output!
+
+**Advanced:** Airbrussh can be configured by calling `Airbrussh.configure` in your `deploy.rb` file. You can do stage-specific configuration in e.g. `deploy/production.rb` as well. Here are the available options:
+
+```ruby
+Airbrussh.configure do |config|
+  # Capistrano's default, un-airbrusshed output is saved to a file to
+  # facilitate debugging. To disable this entirely:
+  # config.log_file = nil
+  # You can also provide an IO object:
+  # config.log_file = $stderr
+  # Default:
+  config.log_file = "log/capistrano.log"
+
+  # Airbrussh patches Rake so it can access the name of the currently executing
+  # task. Set this to false if monkey patching is causing issues.
+  # Default:
+  config.monkey_patch_rake = true
+
+  # Ansi colors will be used in the output automatically based on whether the
+  # output is a TTY, or if the SSHKIT_COLOR environment variable is set.
+  # To disable color always:
+  # config.color = false
+  # Default:
+  config.color = :auto
+
+  # Output is automatically truncated to the width of the terminal window, if
+  # possible. If the width of the terminal can't be determined, no truncation
+  # is performed. To truncate to a fixed with:
+  # config.truncate = 80
+  # Or to disable truncation entirely:
+  # config.truncate = false
+  # Default:
+  config.truncate = :auto
+end
+```
+
+## Usage outside of Capistrano
+
+If you are using SSHKit directly, you can use Airbrussh without the Capistrano magic:
+
+```ruby
+require "airbrussh"
+SSHKit.config.output = Airbrussh::Formatter.new
+```
+
+When Capistrano is not present, Airbrussh uses a slightly different default configuration:
+
+```ruby
+Airbrussh.configure do |config|
+  config.log_file = nil
+  config.monkey_patch_rake = false
+  config.color = :auto
+  config.truncate = :auto
+end
+```
+
+## History
+
+Airbrussh started life as custom logging code within the [capistrano-fiftyfive][] collection of opinionated Capistrano recipes. In February 2015, the logging code was refactored into a standalone gem with its own configuration and documentation, and renamed `airbrussh`. Now anyone can using SSHKit or Capistrano can safely plug it into their projects!
+
+## Contributing
+
+1. Fork it ( https://github.com/[my-github-username]/airbrussh/fork )
+2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
+3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
+4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
+5. Create a new Pull Request
+
+[capistrano-fiftyfive]: https://github.com/mattbrictson/capistrano-fiftyfive
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
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+require "bundler/gem_tasks"
+require "rake/testtask"
+
+Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
+  t.libs << "test"
+end
+
+task :default => :test
diff --git a/airbrussh.gemspec b/airbrussh.gemspec
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+# coding: utf-8
+lib = File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
+require "airbrussh/version"
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
+  spec.name          = "airbrussh"
+  spec.version       = Airbrussh::VERSION
+  spec.authors       = ["Matt Brictson"]
+  spec.email         = ["airbrussh@mattbrictson.com"]
+  spec.summary       = "Airbrussh pretties up your SSHKit and Capistrano output"
+  spec.description   = "Airbrussh is a replacement log formatter for SSHKit "\
+                       "that makes your Capistrano output much easier on the "\
+                       "eyes. Just add it to your Capfile and enjoy concise, "\
+                       "useful log output that is easy to read."
+  spec.homepage      = "https://github.com/mattbrictson/airbrussh"
+  spec.license       = "MIT"
+
+  spec.files         = `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0")
+  spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^bin/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
+  spec.test_files    = spec.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
+  spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
+
+  spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.7"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "minitest"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "minitest-reporters"
+end
diff --git a/lib/airbrussh.rb b/lib/airbrussh.rb
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+++ b/lib/airbrussh.rb
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+require "airbrussh/version"
+
+module Airbrussh
+  # Your code goes here...
+end
diff --git a/lib/airbrussh/version.rb b/lib/airbrussh/version.rb
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+++ b/lib/airbrussh/version.rb
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+module Airbrussh
+  VERSION = "0.0.1"
+end
diff --git a/test/minitest_helper.rb b/test/minitest_helper.rb
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+$LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("../../lib", __FILE__)
+require "airbrussh"
+
+require "minitest/autorun"
+require "minitest/reporters"
+
+Minitest::Reporters.use!(
+  Minitest::Reporters::ProgressReporter.new,
+  ENV,
+  Minitest.backtrace_filter
+)
diff --git a/test/test_airbrussh.rb b/test/test_airbrussh.rb
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+++ b/test/test_airbrussh.rb
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+require "minitest_helper"
+
+class TestAirbrussh < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
+  def test_that_it_has_a_version_number
+    refute_nil ::Airbrussh::VERSION
+  end
+
+  def test_it_does_something_useful
+    assert false
+  end
+end