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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Script to clone and start a development server
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -f tools/devel-server.py ]; then
+	cat <<EOM
+This script is intended to be used to bootstrap a moth development server. It
+looks like you're running the script from a moth repository working directory.
+
+    $ mkdir /tmp/moth
+    $ cd /tmp/moth
+    $ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dirtbags/moth/master/devel.sh | sh
+EOM
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+[ -d puzzles  ] || mkdir -p puzzles
+[ -d moth/bin ] || git clone https://github.com/dirtbags/moth.git
+
+cd moth
+puzzles="$(readlink -e ../puzzles)"
+ln -sf "${puzzles}" puzzles
+
+printf "\n[+] Place puzzles at ${puzzles} ...\n"
+python3 tools/devel-server.py