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+// Copyright 2017 rust-ipfs-api Developers
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license <LICENSE-MIT or
+// http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your option. This file may not be
+// copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
+//
+
+use ipfs_api_examples::ipfs_api::{IpfsApi, IpfsClient};
+use std::fs::File;
+
+// Creates an Ipfs client, and adds this source file to Ipfs.
+//
+#[ipfs_api_examples::main]
+async fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+    eprintln!("note: this must be run in the root of the project repository");
+    eprintln!("connecting to localhost:5001...");
+
+    let client = IpfsClient::default();
+    let file = File::open(file!()).expect("could not read source file");
+
+    match client.add(file).await {
+        Ok(file) => eprintln!("added file: {:?}", file),
+        Err(e) => eprintln!("error adding file: {}", e),
+    }
+}