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+language: go
+
+script:
+ - make test
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 # Node exporter
 
+![build status](https://travis-ci.org/prometheus/node_exporter.svg?branch=master)
+
 Prometheus exporter for machine metrics, written in Go with pluggable metric
 collectors.