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+How to find documentation for fish
+==================================
+
+The fish documentation is distributed in an intermediate format. To
+view it, you have to type:
+
+  % make user_doc
+
+Which will create the directory user_doc, containing html
+documentation for fish. If you build and install fish, the
+documentation will be available through the 'help' builtin.
+
+After installation, you can start fish by typing fish in the
+terminal. After fish has started, try using the help command for more
+information.