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+This is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6)
+draft 15 capabilities.
+
+This library would not have been possible without the help of
+
+ Aleph1, Roland Buresund and Andrew Main, Alexander Kjeldaas.
+
+More information on capabilities in the Linux kernel can be found at
+
+ http://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
+
+# INSTALLATION
+
+ Linux-Caps % make
+
+ builds the library and the programs
+
+ Linux-Caps % make install
+
+ installs the library libcap.XX.Y in /lib[64]/
+ the binaries in /sbin/
+ the <sys/capability.h> file in /usr/include
+
+* for some example programs look in progs.
+
+Cheers
+
+Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>