diff --git a/ext/readme.txt b/ext/README
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rename from ext/readme.txt
rename to ext/README
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--- a/ext/readme.txt
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@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-Checkout any local repositories here, and they will be used for htdocs and cgi-bin replacements / additional controllers.
+Checkout any local repositories here, and they will be used for htdocs
+and cgi-bin replacements / additional controllers.