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+# this file contains all data used to build the link entries in the database
+
+[[category]]
+name_de = "Notizen"
+name_en = "Notes"
+
+[[link]]
+url = "https://www.noteapps.ca"
+
+[[link]]
+url = "https://silverbullet.md"
+
+[[category]]
+name_de = "Coding"
+name_en = "Coding"
+
+[[link]]
+url = "https://neovim.io"