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+## Introduction
+
+bash-completion is a collection of command line command completions for the
+[Bash shell](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/), collection of helper
+functions to assist in creating new completions, and set of facilities for
+loading completions on demand as well as installing them.
+
 ## Installation
 
 The easiest way to install this software is to use a package; refer to