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+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+if which gimli >/dev/null; then
+	find docs -name "*.md" -exec cat {} > documentation.md \;
+	gimli -f documentation.md
+	mv documentation.pdf docs
+	rm documentation.md    
+else
+    echo -e "\nFAILED"
+	echo "Install Gimli to build the PDF documentation"
+	echo -e "https://github.com/walle/gimli\n"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+
+
+