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@@ -785,14 +785,28 @@ bb '(-> *input* first :name (subs 1))'
 "0.0.4"
 ```
 
-### Get latest OS-specific download url from Github
+### Generate deps.edn entry for a gitlib
 
-``` shellsession
-$ curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/borkdude/babashka/releases |
-jet --from json --keywordize |
-bb '(-> *input* first :assets)' |
-bb '(some #(re-find #".*linux.*" (:browser_download_url %)) *input*)'
-"https://github.com/borkdude/babashka/releases/download/v0.0.4/babashka-0.0.4-linux-amd64.zip"
+``` clojure
+#!/usr/bin/env bb
+
+(require '[clojure.java.shell :refer [sh]]
+         '[clojure.string :as str])
+
+(let [[username project branch] *command-line-args*
+      branch (or branch "master")
+      url (str "https://github.com/" username "/" project)
+      sha (-> (sh "git" "ls-remote" url branch)
+              :out
+              (str/split #"\s")
+              first)]
+  {:git/url url
+   :sha sha})
+```
+
+``` shell
+$ gitlib.clj nate fs
+{:git/url "https://github.com/nate/fs", :sha "75b9fcd399ac37cb4f9752a4c7a6755f3fbbc000"}
 ```
 
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