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# combox

Splits and encrypts files and scatters them to directories which slurp
files into surveillance nodes like Google Docs, Dropbox, etc.

The ideas for this program is based on [`combobox`][1].

[1]: https://bitbucket.org/bgsucodeloverslab/combobox

# etymology

`combox` is a lazy contraction of the word "combo box". `combox` is
pronounced as "combo box".

# status

Core functionality is being written at the moment.

# requirements

* Python v2.7
* PyYAML v3.x

# platform

At the moment `combox` is written and tested on a GNU/Linux based
operating system.

# running tests

All the tests are at `combox/tests`. To run a test file, do:

    $ cd combox
	$ python -m tests.test_name

For instance, to run `combox/tests/test_crypto.py`, do:

    $ cd combox
	$ python -m tests.test_crypto

The success of the tests must be manually verified, so please read the
test file before you run them.

# license

`combox` is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or
later. See COPYING.

# contact

siddharth ravikumar <sravik@bgsu.edu> (`gpg id: 0x00B252AF`)