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+Apache Lucene README file
+
+INTRODUCTION
+
+Lucene is a Java full-text search engine. Lucene is not a complete
+application, but rather a code library and API that can easily be used
+to add search capabilities to applications.
+
+The Lucene web site is at:
+ http://lucene.apache.org/
+
+Please join the Lucene-User mailing list by sending a message to:
+ java-user-subscribe@lucene.apache.org
+
+Files in a binary distribution:
+
+lucene-core-XX.jar
+ The compiled Lucene library.
+
+lucene-core-XX-javadoc.jar
+ The Javadoc jar for the compiled Lucene library.
+
+lucene-test-framework-XX.jar
+ The compiled Lucene test-framework library.
+ Depends on junit 4.7.x (not 4.6.x, not 4.8.x), and Apache Ant 1.7.x (not 1.6.x, not 1.8.x)
+
+lucene-test-framework-XX-javadoc.jar
+ The Javadoc jar for the compiled Lucene test-framework library.
+
+contrib/demo/lucene-demo-XX.jar
+ The compiled simple example code.
+
+contrib/*
+ Contributed code which extends and enhances Lucene, but is not
+ part of the core library. Of special note are the JAR files in the analyzers directory which
+ contain various analyzers that people may find useful in place of the StandardAnalyzer.
+
+docs/index.html
+ The contents of the Lucene website.
+
+docs/api/index.html
+ The Javadoc Lucene API documentation. This includes the core library,
+ the test framework, and the demo, as well as all of the contrib modules.