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+# libcurl examples
+
+This directory is for libcurl programming examples. They are meant to show
+some simple steps on how you can build your own application to take full
+advantage of libcurl.
+
+If you end up with other small but still useful example sources, please mail
+them for submission in future packages and on the website.
+
+## Building
+
+The Makefile.example is an example makefile that could be used to build these
+examples. Just edit the file according to your system and requirements first.
+
+Most examples should build fine using a command line like this:
+
+    `curl-config --cc --cflags --libs` -o example example.c
+
+Some compilers don't like having the arguments in this order but instead
+want you do reorganize them like:
+
+    `curl-config --cc` -o example example.c `curl-config --cflags --libs`
+
+**Please** do not use the `curl.haxx.se` site as a test target for your
+libcurl applications/experiments. Even if some of the examples use that site
+as a URL at some places, it doesn't mean that the URLs work or that we expect
+you to actually torture our website with your tests!  Thanks.
+
+## Examples
+
+Each example source code file is designed to be and work stand-alone and
+rather self-explanatory. The examples may at times lack the level of error
+checks you need in a real world, but that is then only for the sake of
+readability: to make the code smaller and easier to follow.