diff --git a/.over_inhibit_deployment b/.over_inhibit_deployment
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diff --git a/deploy-template.sh b/deploy-template.sh
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+#! /bin/zsh
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+if [[ -a ".over_inhibit_deployment" ]]; then
+	echo '!! deployment inhibited by lock file (hint: run this from the target directory, not the over directory)'
+elif [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+	OVER_DIR="$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$0")")"
+	ln -s "$OVER_DIR"
+	cp "$OVER_DIR/template.py" "$1"
+	chmod +x "$1"
+	echo "over" >> .gitignore
+else
+	echo '!! Missing argument (program name).'
+fi
diff --git a/template.py b/template.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+# library imports
+import over
+
+# local imports
+#import version
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Exceptions
+
+class ConfigurationError(Exception):
+	pass
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Functions
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Classes
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	main = over.core.app.Main('PROGRAM_NAME', version.str, 'AO-JSL')
+	main.add_option('option', 'type', 'default', 'Description.', short_name='s')
+	main.add_help('Description', ['What it does.'])
+	main.enable_help('h')
+	main.parse()
+	
+	...