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+:: REQUIRES GLOBAL INSTALL OF GITBOOK and GITBOOK-CLI
+::
+:: Call this script from the command line while in the directory of the book
+:: you want to actively edit + preview
+::
+:: `gitbook serve` can break with permission issues on Windows for misc.
+:: machines. This script is a workaround. When `gitbook serve` fails, it silently
+:: restarts it.
+:: https://github.com/GitbookIO/gitbook/issues/1379#issuecomment-288048275
+@Echo off
+:Start
+call gitbook serve
+goto Start
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