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-# manual test plan
-
-## recipe publish
-
-- `abra recipe upgrade <recipe>`
-  - `cd ~/.abra/apps/<recipe>/ && git diff` to ensure changes made
-
-- `abra recipe sync <recipe>`
-  - `cd ~/.abra/apps/<recipe>/ && git diff` to ensure changes made
-
-- `abra recipe release <recipe> --dry-run`
-  - prompts should be correct, read what `abra` asks you carefully
-
-## deploy, upgrade, rollback
-
-- `abra app deploy --chaos <app>`
-- `abra app deploy --force <app>`
-- `abra app deploy <app>`
-- `abra app rollback <app>`
-- `abra app upgrade <app>`
-
-## app day-to-day ops
-
-- `abra app check <app>`
-- `abra app config <app>`
-- `abra app cp <app>`
-- `abra app errors -w <app>`
-- `abra app logs <app>`
-- `abra app ls --status <app>`
-- `abra app new --secrets <recipe>`
-- `abra app ps <app>`
-- `abra app remove <app>`
-- `abra app restart <app>`
-- `abra app run <app>`
-- `abra app secret generate --all`
-- `abra app secret insert <app> foo v1 bar`
-- `abra app secret ls <app>`
-- `abra app secret remove <app> foo`
-- `abra app volume ls <app>`
-- `abra app volume remove --force <app>`