diff --git a/cmd/restic/doc.go b/cmd/restic/doc.go
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+// This package contains the code for the restic executable.
+package main
diff --git a/crypto/doc.go b/crypto/doc.go
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+// Package crypto provides all cryptographic operations needed in restic.
+package crypto
diff --git a/debug/doc.go b/debug/doc.go
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+// Package debug provides an infrastructure for logging debug information and breakpoints.
+package debug
diff --git a/pack/doc.go b/pack/doc.go
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+// Package pack provides functions for combining and parsing pack files.
+package pack
diff --git a/pipe/doc.go b/pipe/doc.go
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+// Package pipe implements walking a directory in a deterministic order.
+package pipe
diff --git a/server/doc.go b/server/doc.go
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+// Package server implements a restic repository on top of a backend.
+package server
diff --git a/test/doc.go b/test/doc.go
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+// Package test_helper provides helper functions for writing tests for restic.
+package test_helper