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 Guidelines and references for software development in RDD
 
-To compile in markdown, use
+To create main markdown document and compile to PDF, use
 
 ```bash
-pandoc --template=rdd.latex rdd-technical-reference.md -o rdd-technical-reference.pdf
+cat technical-reference-main.txt | while read LINE; do cat $LINE >> technical-reference.md ; done
+pandoc --template=rdd.latex technical-reference.md -o technical-reference.pdf
 ```
 
 Inspired by the [EURISE Network Technical Reference](https://github.com/eurise-network/technical-reference).
 
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+## Sources and PDF
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+The sources and the PDF of this reference are available continuously with every release here: https://gitlab.gwdg.de/fe/technical-reference/-/releases
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+
 ## Contributing
 
 Commits have to be made following a certain convention that is defined by the
@@ -25,8 +32,7 @@ npm install
 
 You can now run a commit using commitizen with `git cz`.
 
-To run commitizen on `git commit` rather than on `git cz`, update or create `.git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg` with the
-following code:
+To run commitizen on `git commit` rather than on `git cz`, update or create `.git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg` with the following code:
 
 ```bash
 #!/bin/bash
@@ -41,3 +47,5 @@ that should reflect the extent of your contribution:
 
 These commit types trigger a `patch` or `minor` release when merged into the `master` branch.
 To trigger a `major` release, please consult your fellow contributors and mark one of your commits with a `BREAKING CHANGE`.
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+The `master` branch is protected for direct commits, so please use feature branches and do merge them into `master`.