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+dmenu - dynamic menu
+====================
+dmenu is an efficient dynamic menu for X.
+
+
+Requirements
+------------
+In order to build dmenu you need the Xlib header files.
+
+
+Installation
+------------
+Edit config.mk to match your local setup (dmenu is installed into
+the /usr/local namespace by default).
+
+Afterwards enter the following command to build and install dmenu
+(if necessary as root):
+
+    make clean install
+
+
+Running dmenu
+-------------
+See the man page for details.