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+---
+layout: page
+title: Installation Instructions
+permalink: /install_instructions/index.html
+tools:
+  - editor
+  - git
+  - openrefine
+  - python
+  - r
+  - shell
+  - sql
+  - videoconferencing
+---
+
+{% comment %}
+To add a new set of installation instructions to this page:
+1. Add the instructions (in HTML) as a new file in the `_includes` folder
+2. Add the name of that file, without the .html extension,
+   to the `tools` array in the YAML front matter of this page
+   (i.e. between the --- above).
+{% endcomment %}
+
+{% for tool in page.tools %}
+{% include install_instructions/{{tool}}.html %}
+{% endfor %}