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-# yamllint
-
-A linter for YAML files.
-
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/adrienverge/yamllint.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/adrienverge/yamllint)
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-
-Compatible with Python 2 & 3.
-
-## Usage
-
-```sh
-yamllint my_file.yml my_other_file.yaml ...
-```
-
-```sh
-yamllint .
-```
-
-```sh
-yamllint -c ~/myconfig file.yml
-```
-
-```sh
-# To output a format parsable (by editors like Vim, emacs, etc.)
-yamllint -f parsable file.yml
-```
-
-## Installation
-
-```sh
-pip install yamllint
-```
-
-## Configuration
-
-There is no documentation yet, so here is what you need to know: you can
-override some rules, disable them or pass them in *warning* (instead of
-*error*). Have a look at the content of `yamllint/conf/default.yml` and create
-your own configuration file.
-
-It could look like this:
-
-```yaml
-# This is my first, very own configuration file for yamllint!
-# It extends the default conf by adjusting some options.
-
-extends: default
-
-rules:
-  # 80 should be enough, but don't fail if a line is longer
-  line-length:
-    max: 80
-    level: warning
-
-  # accept both
-  #    key:
-  #      - item
-  # and
-  #    key:
-  #    - item
-  indentation:
-    indent-sequences: whatever
-
-  # don't bother me with this rule
-  comments-indentation: disable
-```
-
-Tip: if you have a `.yamllint` file in your working directory, it will be
-automatically loaded as configuration by yamllint.
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+yamllint
+========
+
+A linter for YAML files.
+
+.. image::
+   https://travis-ci.org/adrienverge/yamllint.svg?branch=master
+   :target: https://travis-ci.org/adrienverge/yamllint
+.. image::
+   https://coveralls.io/repos/github/adrienverge/yamllint/badge.svg?branch=master
+   :target: https://coveralls.io/github/adrienverge/yamllint?branch=master
+
+Compatible with Python 2 & 3.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+http://yamllint.readthedocs.org/
+
+Short overview
+--------------
+
+Installation
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ pip install yamllint
+
+Usage
+^^^^^
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ # Lint one or more files
+ yamllint my_file.yml my_other_file.yaml ...
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ # Lint all YAML files in a directory
+ yamllint .
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ # Use a custom lint configuration
+ yamllint -c ~/myconfig file.yml
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ # Output a parsable format (for syntax checking in editors like Vim, emacs...)
+ yamllint -f parsable file.yml