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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# this config file provides the default values for the variables used in our site management scripts.
+
+####
+
+# basic information that is constant for all site avenger sites.
+
+APPLICATION_DIR="$HOME/apps"
+DEFAULT_REPOSITORY_ROOT="git@github.com:kwentworth"
+CHECKOUT_DIR_NAME="avenger5"
+
+####
+
+# config files for site avenger apps usually override nothing, since we
+# auto-construct the app name and domain. but if they do need to override
+# anything, it will be below this point in the file.
+# the derived config file should include the basic configs like so:
+#
+# source "$WORKDIR/config/default.app"
+
+####
+
+# deployment information for the application / site.
+
+APPLICATION_NAME="${app_dirname}"
+
+echo app name was computed as $APPLICATION_NAME
+
+# change this if the site is on the "real" internet.
+DOMAIN_NAME="${app_dirname}.vm"
+
+echo domain name was computed as $DOMAIN_NAME
+
+REPO_NAME="${app_dirname}.git"
+
+echo repo name was computed as $REPO_NAME
+
+THEME_NAME="$(capitalize_first_char "${app_dirname}.git")"
+
+echo theme name was computed as $THEME_NAME
+
+####
+