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-See manual.html.
+Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed.
+https://ninja-build.org/
+
+See the manual -- https://ninja-build.org/manual.html or
+doc/manual.asciidoc included in the distribution -- for background
+and more details.
+
+Binaries for Linux, Mac, and Windows are available at
+  https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases
+Run './ninja -h' for Ninja help.
+
+To build your own binary, on many platforms it should be sufficient to
+just run `./configure.py --bootstrap`; for more details see HACKING.md.
+(Also read that before making changes to Ninja, as it has advice.)
+
+Installation is not necessary because the only required file is the
+resulting ninja binary. However, to enable features like Bash
+completion and Emacs and Vim editing modes, some files in misc/ must be
+copied to appropriate locations.
+
+If you're interested in making changes to Ninja, read HACKING.md first.