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-# Net::HTTP
+# \Net::HTTP
 
-Net::HTTP provides a rich library which can be used to build HTTP
-user-agents.  For more details about HTTP see
-[RFC2616](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt).
-
-Net::HTTP is designed to work closely with URI.  URI::HTTP#host,
-URI::HTTP#port and URI::HTTP#request_uri are designed to work with
-Net::HTTP.
-
-If you are only performing a few GET requests you should try OpenURI.
-
-## Installation
-
-Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
-
-```ruby
-gem 'net-http'
-```
-
-And then execute:
-
-    $ bundle install
-
-Or install it yourself as:
-
-    $ gem install net-http
+Net::HTTP provides a rich library that can be used to build HTTP clients.
 
 ## Usage
 
-All examples assume you have loaded Net::HTTP with:
-
-```ruby
-require 'net/http'
-```
-
-This will also require 'uri' so you don't need to require it separately.
-
-The Net::HTTP methods in the following section do not persist
-connections.  They are not recommended if you are performing many HTTP
-requests.
-
-### GET
-
-```ruby
-Net::HTTP.get('example.com', '/index.html') # => String
-```
-
-### GET by URI
-
-```ruby
-uri = URI('http://example.com/index.html?count=10')
-Net::HTTP.get(uri) # => String
-```
-
-### GET with Dynamic Parameters
-
-```ruby 
-uri = URI('http://example.com/index.html')
-params = { :limit => 10, :page => 3 }
-uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(params)
-
-res = Net::HTTP.get_response(uri)
-puts res.body if res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
-```
-
-### POST
-
-```ruby
-uri = URI('http://www.example.com/search.cgi')
-res = Net::HTTP.post_form(uri, 'q' => 'ruby', 'max' => '50')
-puts res.body
-```
-
-### POST with Multiple Values
-
-```ruby
-uri = URI('http://www.example.com/search.cgi')
-res = Net::HTTP.post_form(uri, 'q' => ['ruby', 'perl'], 'max' => '50')
-puts res.body
-```
+See Net::HTTP.
 
 ## Development
 
 After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake test` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
 
-To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
-
 ## Contributing
 
 Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/ruby/net-http.