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+Building the docs
+=================
+
+First install Sphinx:
+
+    pip install sphinx
+
+Then build:
+
+    cd docs && make html
+
+To build the man page:
+
+    make man
+
+Then:
+
+    rm man/glances.1
+    cp _build/man/glances.1 man/glances.1