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-/*
-Copyright © 2020 NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"github.com/projectrekor/rekor-cli/log"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-)
-
-// uploadCmd represents the upload command
-var uploadCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "upload",
-	Short: "A brief description of your command",
-	Long: `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains examples
-and usage of using your command. For example:
-
-Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
-This application is a tool to generate the needed files
-to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		log := log.Logger
-		rekorServer := viper.GetString("rekor_server")
-		url := rekorServer + "/api/v1/upload"
-	},
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(uploadCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// uploadCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// uploadCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
-}