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 flashrom README
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-flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips.
-It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
+flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash ROM
+chips.  It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
 
 It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and
 TSOP40 chips, which use various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash,