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+This is the README.txt file for PmWiki, a wiki-based system for
+collaborative creation and maintenance of websites.
+
+PmWiki is distributed with the following directories:
+
+  docs/           Brief documentation, sample configuration scripts
+  local/          Configuration scripts
+  cookbook/       Recipes (add-ons) from the PmWiki Cookbook
+  pub/skins/      Layout templates ("skins" for custom look and feel)
+  pub/css/        Extra CSS stylesheet files
+  pub/guiedit/    Files for the Edit Form's GUIEdit module
+  scripts/        Scripts that are part of PmWiki
+  wikilib.d/      Bundled wiki pages, including
+                    * a default Home Page
+                    * PmWiki documentation pages
+                    * some Site-oriented pages
+
+After PmWiki is installed the following directories may also exist:
+
+  wiki.d/         Wiki pages
+  uploads/        Uploaded files (page attachments)
+
+For quick installation advice, see docs/INSTALL.txt.
+
+For more extensive information about installing PmWiki, visit
+  http://pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/Installation
+
+For information about running PmWiki in standalone mode without
+requiring a webserver, visit
+  http://pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Standalone
+
+PmWiki is Copyright 2001-2005 Patrick R. Michaud
+pmichaud@pobox.com
+http://www.pmichaud.com/
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+The GNU General Public License is distributed with this program
+(see docs/COPYING.txt) and it is also available online at
+http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.txt .