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@menu
-* Installation:: Installing FullSWOF-utils.
+* Installation:: Installing FullSWOF-utils.
* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license of this manual.
-* Index:: Complete Index.
+* Index:: Complete Index.
@end menu
@node Installation, GNU Free Documentation License, Top, Top
@@ -52,6 +52,36 @@ Utility scripts for the FullSWOF shallow flow solver
@cindex chapter, installation
+The @emph{fullSWOF-utils} package comprises a single top-level directory
+and several sub-directories. The package may be installed in the same
+location as @emph{FullSWOF} itself or any other convenient location.
+
+@menu
+* Requirements::
+* Cloning::
+@end menu
+
+@node Requirements, Cloning, Installation, Installation
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@section Requirements
+
+To install @emph{fullSWOF-utils} the following packages are required:
+
+@itemize
+@item
+@url{https://git-scm.com/, Git}, the version control system.
+
+@item
+@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/, Texinfo}, the GNU
+documentation system.
+@end itemize
+
+
+
+@node Cloning, , Requirements, Installation
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@section Cloning
+
FullSWOF-utils is maintained using git, the version control system. A
simple way to install the package is to clone the git repository. To do so,
first open a terminal window on a system that has git installed. Then,