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+title: fallback wraptool
+...
+
+# In case of emergency
+
+In case wraptool is down we have created a backup script that you can
+use to download wraps directly from the GitHub repos. It is not as
+slick and may have bugs but at least it will allow you to use wraps.
+
+## Using it
+
+To list all available wraps:
+
+    ghwt.py list
+
+To install a wrap, go to your source root, make sure that the
+`subprojects` directory exists and run this command:
+
+    ghwt.py install <projectname> [<branchname>]
+
+This will stage the subproject ready to use. If you have multiple
+subprojects you need to download them all manually.
+
+Specifying branch name is optional. If not specified, the list of
+potential branches is sorted alphabetically and the last branch is
+used.
+
+*Note* The tool was added in 0.32.0, for versions older than that you
+need to delete the `foo.wrap` file to work around this issue.
+
+## How to upgrade an existing dir/fix broken state/any other problem
+
+Nuke the contents of `subprojects` and start again.
+
+## Known issues
+
+Some repositories show up in the list but are not installable. They
+would not show up in the real WrapDB because they are works in
+progress.
+
+GitHub web API limits the amount of queries you can do to 60/hour. If
+you exceed that you need to wait for the timer to reset.