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<h2>Abstract</h2>
-OSSP rc is a run-command processor. Its primary function is to scan
-run-command script files for run-command sections and run the commands
-listed in the sections. Its primary purpose is to be used as a generic
+OSSP rc is a generic run-command processor. Its primary function is to
+assemble a temporary script from excerpts of one or more run-commmand
+files which are built out of text snippets grouped into sections.
+The user specifies the desired parts to use and also controls the
+order of assembly. The program is not tied to a particular syntax for
+neither the run-command section tags nor the contained scripts. By
+default, the assembled script is executed by a specified interpreter
+(usually a shell), but it can also be written into a temporary file
+for evaluation inside a calling shell, or even just printed to stdout
+for further processing.
+
+<p>
+Its primary purpose is to be used as a generic
run-command facility in an operating system or a sub-system like <a
href="http://www.openpkg.org/">OpenPKG</a>.
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