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-= kitty - the fast, feature-rich, cross-platform, GPU based terminal
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-If you live in the terminal, *kitty* is made for **you**!
-
-See https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/[the kitty website].
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-image:https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/workflows/CI/badge.svg["Build status", link="https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/actions?query=workflow%3ACI"]
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-https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/faq/[Frequently Asked Questions]
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-To ask other questions about kitty usage, use either the https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/[discussions on GitHub] or the
-https://www.reddit.com/r/KittyTerminal[Reddit community]
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-Packaging status in various repositories:
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-image:https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/kitty-terminal.svg?columns=3&header=kitty["Packaging status", link="https://repology.org/project/kitty-terminal/versions"]
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+> [!Note]
+> This is a fork of the Kitty terminal emulator: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty
+
+# kitty - the fast, feature-rich, cross-platform, GPU based terminal
+
+If you live in the terminal, *kitty* is made for **you**!
+
+See [the kitty website](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/).
+
+[!["Build status"](https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/workflows/CI/badge.svg)]("https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/actions?query=workflow%3ACI")
+
+[Frequently Asked Questions](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/faq/)
+
+To ask other questions about kitty usage, use either the [discussions on GitHub](https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions) or the [Reddit community](https://www.reddit.com/r/KittyTerminal)
+
+Packaging status in various repositories:
+
+[!["Packaging status"](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/kitty-terminal.svg?columns=3&header=kitty)]("https://repology.org/project/kitty-terminal/versions")