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+%%% Local Variables:
+%%% mode: latex
+%%% TeX-master: "readme"
+%%% End:
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+
+\section{Running ScummVM}
+
+Before you run the engine, you need to put the game's datafiles in a
+directory. The filenames must not be in mixed case on *nix systems
+(for example, these are valid names: ``monkey2.000'', ``MONKEY2.000'', while
+this is a bad one: "Monkey2.000"). If you use a game with speech, the file
+monster.sou must reside in the same directory as the datafiles.
+
+Please note that by default, ScummVM will save games in the directory
+it is executed from, so you should refrain from running it from more than
+one location. Further information, including how to specify a specific save
+directory to avoid this issue, are in section 6.0.
+
+ScummVM can be launched directly by running the executable. In this case,
+the in-built launcher will activate. From this, you can add games (click
+'Add Game'), or launch games which have already been configured.
+
+ScummVM can also be launched into a game directly using Command Line
+arguments -- see the next section.
+
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