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+# README Boilerplate
+
+A template of README best practices to make your README simple to understand and easy to use. 
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Installation](#installation)
+- [Usage](#usage)
+- [Support](#support)
+- [Contributing](#contributing)
+
+## Installation
+
+Download to your project directory, add `README.md`, and commit:
+
+```sh
+curl -LO http://git.io/Xy0Chg
+git add README.md
+git commit -m "Use README Boilerplate"
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+Replace the contents of `README.md` with your project's:
+
+- Name
+- Description
+- Installation instructions
+- Usage instructions
+- Support instructions
+- Contributing instructions
+- Licence
+
+Feel free to remove any sections that aren't applicable to your project.
+
+## Support
+
+Please [open an issue](https://github.com/fraction/readme-boilerplate/issues/new) for support.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Please contribute using [Github Flow](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/). Create a branch, add commits, and [open a pull request](https://github.com/fraction/readme-boilerplate/compare/).
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