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+# Tidy for HTML5
+
+This repo is a fork of the code from [tidy.sourceforge.net][1]. This source
+code in this version supports processing of HTML5 documents, using a [patch
+developed by Björn Höhrmann][2].
+
+   [1]: http://tidy.sourceforge.net
+
+   [2]: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2011Nov/0007.html
+
+For *nix platforms, you can build and install from the source code using the
+following steps.
+
+  1. `make -C build/gmake/`
+
+  2. `make install`
+