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16bef44b9SMauro Carvalho ChehabLinux kernel
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4*9f4a68e4SMartin KepplingerThere are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
5*9f4a68e4SMartin Kepplingerbe rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
6*9f4a68e4SMartin KepplingerDocumentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
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86bef44b9SMauro Carvalho ChehabIn order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
96bef44b9SMauro Carvalho Chehab``make pdfdocs``.
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116bef44b9SMauro Carvalho ChehabThere are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
126bef44b9SMauro Carvalho Chehabseveral of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
136bef44b9SMauro Carvalho ChehabSee Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.
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156bef44b9SMauro Carvalho ChehabPlease read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
166bef44b9SMauro Carvalho Chehabrequirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
176bef44b9SMauro Carvalho Chehabthe problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
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