diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -6501,6 +6501,7 @@ tools/apiwizz/apiwizard.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tools/apiwizz/apiwizz.lpi svneol=native#text/plain
 tools/apiwizz/apiwizz.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tools/check_ide_libs.sh -text svneol=native#application/x-sh
+tools/chmmaker/README.txt svneol=native#text/plain
 tools/chmmaker/chmmaker.lpi svneol=native#text/plain
 tools/chmmaker/chmmaker.lpr svneol=native#text/plain
 tools/chmmaker/chmsitemapeditor.lfm svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/tools/chmmaker/README.txt b/tools/chmmaker/README.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Quick start:
+
+Compile and run chmmaker.lpi
+Open the project "example/example.hfp" via the menu File / Open
+Click the "Compile" button.
+This will create "example.chm", which can be shown by any chm viewer, including "lhelp", which you can find in lazarus/components/chmhelp/lhelp/.