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+# [ngIRCd](https://ngircd.barton.de) - Supplemental Files
+
+This `contrib/` directory contains the following sub-folders and files:
+
+- `Debian/` folder: This subfolder contains the _rules_ file and additional
+  assets for building Debian packages.
+
+- `de.barton.ngircd.metainfo.xml`: AppStream metadata file.
+
+- `de.barton.ngircd.plist[.tmpl]`: launchd(8) property list file.
+
+- `Dockerfile`: Container definition file, for Docker or Podman for example.
+  More information can be found in the `doc/Container.md` file.
+
+- `ngindent.sh`: Script to indent the code of ngIRCd in the "standard way".
+
+- `ngircd-bsd.sh`: Start/stop script for FreeBSD.
+
+- `ngircd-fail2ban.conf`: fail2ban(1) filter configuration for ngIRCd.
+
+- `ngircd-redhat.init`: Start/stop script for old(er) RedHat-based
+  distributions (like CentOS and Fedora), which did _not_ use systemd(8).
+
+- `ngIRCd-Logo.gif`: The ngIRCd logo as GIF file.
+
+- `ngircd.logcheck`: Sample rules for logcheck(8) to ignore "normal" log
+  messages of ngIRCd.
+
+- `ngircd.service`: systemd(8) service unit configuration file.
+
+- `ngircd.socket`: systemd(8) socket unit configuration file for "socket
+  activation".
+
+- `ngircd.spec`: RPM "spec" file.
+
+- `nglog.sh`: Script for colorizing the log messages of ngircd(8) according to
+  their log level. Example: `./src/ngircd/ngircd -n | ./contrib/nglog.sh`.
+
+- `platformtest.sh`: Build ngIRCd and output a "result line" suitable for
+  the `doc/Platforms.txt` file.