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+<!-- Do not edit this file.  It is generated automatically from
+README.template and MANUAL.txt via the command:
+pandoc --lua-filter tools/update-readme.lua README.template -o README.md
+-->
+
+Pandoc
+======
+
+[![github release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/jgm/pandoc.svg?label=current+release)](https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases)
+[![hackage release](https://img.shields.io/hackage/v/pandoc.svg?label=hackage)](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/pandoc)
+[![homebrew](https://img.shields.io/homebrew/v/pandoc.svg)](http://brewformulas.org/Pandoc)
+[![stackage LTS package](http://stackage.org/package/pandoc/badge/lts)](http://stackage.org/lts/package/pandoc)
+[![travis build status](https://img.shields.io/travis/jgm/pandoc/master.svg?label=travis+build)](https://travis-ci.org/jgm/pandoc)
+[![appveyor build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/nvqs4ct090igjiqc?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jgm/pandoc)
+[![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPLv2+-lightgray.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)
+[![pandoc-discuss on google groups](https://img.shields.io/badge/pandoc-discuss-red.svg?style=social)](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pandoc-discuss)
+
+
+The universal markup converter
+------------------------------
+
+::: description
+:::
+
+Installing
+----------
+
+Here's [how to install pandoc](INSTALL.md).
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+Pandoc's website contains a full [User's Guide](https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html).
+It is also available [here](MANUAL.txt) as pandoc-flavored Markdown.
+The website also contains some [examples of the use of
+pandoc](https://pandoc.org/demos.html) and a limited [online
+demo](https://pandoc.org/try).
+
+Contributing
+------------
+
+Pull requests, bug reports, and feature requests are welcome.  Please make
+sure to read [the contributor guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) before opening a
+new issue.
+
+
+License
+-------
+
+© 2006-2017 John MacFarlane (jgm@berkeley.edu). Released under the
+[GPL], version 2 or greater.  This software carries no warranty of
+any kind.  (See COPYRIGHT for full copyright and warranty notices.)
+
+[GPL]: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html "GNU General Public License"