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+# backly
+
+A simple directory cloner
+
+## About backly
+
+backly is a simple rsync-like tool for recursively copying entire directories.
+The intended use case is for making verionless incremental backups; however, it
+can be used to copy the contents of any directory to any other directory,
+provided you have read access to the source and write access to the
+destination. Like rsync, backly uses a combination of file size and
+modification date to determine if it needs to be copied over.
+
+This program will **not** work properly if source is a subdirectory
+or destination or vice-versa.
+
+## Required packages
+
+backly does not depend on any packages other than what typically ships with any
+Linux distribution.
+
+## Installation
+
+The usual `make` and `make install` is sufficient for compiling and installing
+backly. The default prefix is `/usr/local`, which means the binary will be
+installed to `/usr/local/bin`. The prefix can be changed by setting it in the
+install command; for example, by running `make PREFIX=/usr install`.
+
+## How to report bugs?
+
+Open an issue on the issue tracker.
+
+Please indicate what OS and architecture you are using, as well as output from
+the program showing the bug, if possible (hint: run backly with `--test` to
+avoid destroying any files that you care about).