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+Overview
+--------
+
+Tool for finding similar images on filesystem.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+Runtime:
+
+* libsimdb
+* libmagick
+
+Compile-time:
+
+* headers for libraries above
+* C compiler with -std=c99 support
+* cmake >= 2.6
+* checkinstall (optional)
+
+Build and install
+-----------------
+
+    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .
+    make
+    make test
+    sudo checkinstall -- make install
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+    simdb-fdupes -h
+    simdb-fdupes -v ~/images-dir/ | tee dups.txt