From 1ab6af8c7d902ac881981862044646d8c7e58c0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kris Yotam <75515498+krisyotam@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 16:25:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] convert README.md to README.txt

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-surf - simple webkit-based browser
-==================================
-surf is a simple Web browser based on WebKit/GTK+.
-
-Requirements
-------------
-In order to build surf you need GTK+ and Webkit/GTK+ header files.
-
-In order to use the functionality of the url-bar, also install dmenu[0].
-
-Installation
-------------
-Edit config.mk to match your local setup (surf is installed into
-the /usr/local namespace by default).
-
-Afterwards enter the following command to build and install surf (if
-necessary as root):
-
-    make clean install
-
-Running surf
-------------
-run
-	surf [URI]
-
-See the manpage for further options.
-
-Running surf in tabbed
-----------------------
-For running surf in tabbed[1] there is a script included in the distribution,
-which is run like this:
-
-	surf-open.sh [URI]
-
-Further invocations of the script will run surf with the specified URI in this
-instance of tabbed.
-
-[0] http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu
-[1] http://tools.suckless.org/tabbed
-
-
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
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+surf -- simple webkit-based browser
+
+
+surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+.
+
+
+REQUIREMENTS
+
+  In order to build surf you need GTK+ and WebKit/GTK+ header files.
+
+  In order to use the functionality of the url-bar, also install dmenu:
+    http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu
+
+
+INSTALLATION
+
+  Edit config.mk to match your local setup (surf is installed into the
+  /usr/local namespace by default).
+
+  Afterwards enter the following command to build and install surf (if
+  necessary as root):
+
+    make clean install
+
+
+RUNNING SURF
+
+  surf [URI]
+
+  See the manpage for further options.
+
+
+RUNNING SURF IN TABBED
+
+  For running surf in tabbed there is a script included in the
+  distribution, which is run like this:
+
+    surf-open.sh [URI]
+
+  Further invocations of the script will run surf with the specified URI
+  in this instance of tabbed.
+
+  tabbed: http://tools.suckless.org/tabbed
+
+
+LICENSE
+
+  MIT