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+snippet bare "barebone code template"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+using std::vector;
+using std::string;
+
+
+int main()
+{
+
+}
+endsnippet
+
+snippet icd "#include directive" b
+#include <$1>
+$0
+endsnippet