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+Create a new app to test command
+
+DO NOT commit new manifest file
+
+Add to MakeFile
+'notify-cycle-history': {
+    'NOTIFY_APP_NAME': 'api',
+    'instances': {
+      'preview': 0,
+      'staging': 0,
+      'production': 0
+    },
+  },
+
+CF_APP=notify-cycle-history CF_SPACE=staging make generate-manifest > cycle-history-manifest.yml
+cf v3-create-app notify-cycle-history 
+cf v3-apply-manifest -f cycle-history-manifest.yml
+cf v3-push notify-cycle-history
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