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 * * *   README file for QE-modes   * * *
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This is the QE-modes package: an open-source collection of Emacs
major-modes for making the editing of Quantum ESPRESSO input files
somewhat easier and more comfortable with the Emacs editor.

QE-modes is free software released under the GNU General Public
License. See: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt


Quick installation instructions for the impatient:
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1. To install QE-modes, type:

      ./install.sh

   This script copies the qe-modes/ subdirectory into the ~/.emacs.d/
   directory.
   
2. Edit and append the 'qe-modes.emacs' file to your ~/.emacs file.

For more information about the installation and usage, see the
Doc/user_guide.pdf file.


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All the material included in this distribution is free software;
you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

These programs are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
