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Analog is a program which analyses logfiles from WWW servers. It works on
almost any operating system. It is designed to be fast and to produce
accurate and attractive statistics: and combined with
<a href="http://www.reportmagic.org/">Report Magic</a>, you
can generate
<a HREF="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sret1/stats/reportmagic/">even
prettier reports</a>. It's free software.

Although analog is free software, its distribution and modification are
covered by the terms of the <a href="Licence.txt">GNU General Public
License</a>. You are not required to accept this licence, but nothing else
gives you permission to modify or distribute the program. Analog comes with
no warranty.

Although analog is free, if you like it, please consider
<a href="https://www.c-amie.co.uk/software/analog/">making a donation</a> towards its
development. Thank you.

This Readme describes analog 6.0. For the latest version of analog,
see the <a href="https://www.c-amie.co.uk/software/analog/">analog home page</a>.
For examples of the output see
<ul>
 <li><a href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sret1/stats/">sample
 statistics from the analog site</a>
 <li><a HREF="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sret1/stats/reportmagic/">a
 more graphical version</a> (using
 <a href="http://www.reportmagic.org/">Report Magic</a> with analog)
</ul>

This Readme is split into several pages.
Beginners should start with the <a href="Licence.txt">licence</a> followed by
the section on <cite><a href="start.html">Starting to use analog</a></cite>.

You can navigate through the Readme by using the links
within each page or the choices at the top and bottom of each page. There is
also a <a href="map.html">map</a> showing the layout of the whole Readme, and
an <a href="indx.html">index page</a>.

You might also find the <a href="../how-to/index.html">How-To's</a> helpful;
these are descriptions by other authors of how to use analog for particular
tasks.

Now you can go to
<ul>
 <li><a href="start.html">Starting to use analog</a>
 <li><a href="custom.html">Customising analog</a>
 <li><a href="meaning.html">What the results mean</a>
 <li><a href="errors.html">Errors and warnings</a>
 <li><a href="faq.html">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)</a>
 <li><a href="mailing.html">Mailing lists</a>
 <li><a href="helpers.html">Helper applications</a>
 <li><a href="acknow.html">Acknowledgements</a>
 <li><a href="whatsnew.html">What's new in this version?</a>
 <li><a href="quickref.html">Quick reference</a> (for experts)
 <li><a href="map.html">Map</a>
 <li><a href="indx.html">Index</a>
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Go to the <a href="https://www.c-amie.co.uk/software/analog/">Analog CE home page</a>.

<address>Stephen Turner
 19 December 2004</address>