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+# minecraft-regions-tool
+A utility to perform operations on minecraft region files
+
+## Usage
+
+```sh
+USAGE:
+    minecraft-regions-tool <input> <SUBCOMMAND>
+
+FLAGS:
+    -h, --help       Prints help information
+    -V, --version    Prints version information
+
+ARGS:
+    <input>    Path to the world folder
+
+SUBCOMMANDS:
+    count    Return the total number of chunks in the world
+    help     Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+```