-[](https://travis-ci.org/abo-abo/swiper)
+[](https://travis-ci.org/abo-abo/swiper) [](https://melpa.org/#/swiper)
## Swiper
-Package for GNU Emacs that gives you an overview as you search for a regex
+Package for GNU Emacs that shows an overview during regex searching.
## Ivy
-Ivy is a generic completion method for Emacs, similar to
-`icomplete-mode`. It aims to be more efficient, more simple, and more
-pleasant to use than the alternatives. It's also highly customizable
-and very small.
+Ivy is a generic completion mechanism for Emacs. While it operates
+similarly to other completion schemes such as `icomplete-mode`, Ivy
+aims to be more efficient, smaller, simpler, and smoother to use yet
+highly customizable.
-To try it, just call <kbd>M-x</kbd> `ivy-mode`, and all generic
-completion, including file and buffer names, will be done with Ivy.
+To try Ivy, just call <kbd>M-x</kbd> `ivy-mode`. This will enable
+generic Ivy completion, including specific completion for file and
+buffer names.
## Installation
-You can install the package from MELPA / GNU ELPA.
-Here is some typical configuration:
+Install the `swiper` package from MELPA / GNU ELPA.
+## Documentation
+
+### Manual
+The manual is available as [HTML](http://oremacs.com/swiper/).
+
+After installing from MELPA, the manual is also available through the `(ivy)` Info node.
+
+The source file for the Info page is
+[here](https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/blob/master/doc/ivy.org).
+
+### Wiki
+Ivy and Swiper wiki is here: [the wiki](https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/wiki).
+
+### Small config example
```elisp
(ivy-mode 1)
(setq ivy-use-virtual-buffers t)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c k") 'counsel-ag)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x l") 'counsel-locate)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-S-o") 'counsel-rhythmbox)
+(define-key read-expression-map (kbd "C-r") 'counsel-expression-history)
```
+
+## Contributing
+
+### Copyright Assignment
+
+Swiper is subject to the same [copyright assignment](http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Papers.html) policy as Emacs itself, org-mode, CEDET and other packages in [GNU ELPA](http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/). Any [legally significant](http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Legally-Significant.html#Legally-Significant) contributions can only be accepted after the author has completed their paperwork. Please see [the request form](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnulib.git/tree/doc/Copyright/request-assign.future) if you want to proceed.
+
+The copyright assignment isn't a big deal, it just says that the copyright for your submitted changes to Emacs belongs to the FSF. This assignment works for all projects related to Emacs. To obtain it, you need to send one email, then send one letter (if you live in the US, it's digital), and wait for some time (in my case, I had to wait for one month).
+
+### Style
+
+The basic code style guide is to use `(setq indent-tabs-mode nil)`. It is provided for you in [.dir-locals.el](https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/blob/master/.dir-locals.el), please obey it.
+
+Before submitting the change, run `make compile` and `make test` to make sure that it doesn't introduce new compile warnings or test failures. Also run <kbd>M-x</kbd> `checkdoc` to see that your changes obey the documentation guidelines.
+
+Use your own judgment for the commit messages, I recommend a verbose style using `magit-commit-add-log`.