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 # autocannon
 
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/mcollina/autocannon](https://badges.gitter.im/mcollina/autocannon.svg)](https://gitter.im/mcollina/autocannon?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
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 ![demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcollina/autocannon/master/demo.gif)
 
 An HTTP benchmarking tool written in node, greatly inspired by