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-PostgreSQL Database Management System
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-
-This directory contains the source code distribution of the PostgreSQL
-database management system.
-
-PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
-that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including
-transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types
-and functions.  This distribution also contains C language bindings.
-
-PostgreSQL has many language interfaces, many of which are listed here:
-
-	https://www.postgresql.org/download/
-
-See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
-PostgreSQL.  That file also lists supported operating systems and
-hardware platforms and contains information regarding any other
-software packages that are required to build or run the PostgreSQL
-system.  Copyright and license information can be found in the
-file COPYRIGHT.  A comprehensive documentation set is included in this
-distribution; it can be read as described in the installation
-instructions.
-
-The latest version of this software may be obtained at
-https://www.postgresql.org/download/.  For more information look at our
-web site located at https://www.postgresql.org/.