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@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ See the file BUGS for instructions about reporting bugs.
 
 See the files AUTHORS and THANKS for a list of authors and other contributors.
 
+See the file COPYING for copying conditions.
+
 After installation run 'sed --help' or 'man sed' for short usage information,
 and 'info sed' for the complete manual. The manual is also available on
 sed's website.