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+# Arma Reforger Dedicated Server Mod Manager (ardsmm)
+
+## Installation
+
+### Using Virtualenv
+
+```
+python -m venv venv 
+
+# If on Windows:
+.\venv\Scripts\activate
+
+# If on Linux/Unix:
+source venv/bin/activate
+
+pip install git+https://github.com/jhunkeler/ardsmm
+```
+
+## Using Conda
+
+```
+conda create -n "ardsmm" python
+conda activate ardsmm
+pip install  git+https://github.com/jhunkeler/ardsmm
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+usage: ardsmm [-h] [-i] [-o OUTPUT_FILE] [-m MOD_FILE] [-I INDENT] [-V] [configfile]
+
+positional arguments:
+  configfile            An Arma Reforger dedicated server JSON config
+
+options:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -i, --in-place        modify JSON config file in-place
+  -o OUTPUT_FILE, --output-file OUTPUT_FILE
+                        write JSON output to file (default: stdout)
+  -m MOD_FILE, --mod-file MOD_FILE
+                        read mods from file (default: stdin)
+  -I INDENT, --indent INDENT
+                        set JSON indentation level (default: 4)
+  -V, --version         display version number and exit
+
+```
+
+## Examples
+
+Create a new configuration file with your `config.json` as the baseline. Mod definitions are appended to `{ "game": { "mods": [] } }`. Mods are appended to `{ "game": { "mods": [] } }`:
+
+```
+ardsmm -o test.json -m examples/mods.txt examples/config.json
+```
+
+Or add mods to an existing configuration file:
+
+```
+ardsmm -i -m examples/mods.txt examples/config.json
+```