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+{0 The odoc suite}
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+The odoc distribution contains a set of packages that can be used to build documentation sites
+for OCaml projects. The individual projects are as follows:
+
+- {{!/odoc/page-index}odoc} - the documentation tool itself
+- {{!/sherlodoc/page-index}Sherlodoc} - the recommended search tool
+- {{!/odoc-driver/page-index}odoc-driver} - a example driver for odoc
+- {{!/odoc-parser/page-index}odoc-parser} - a library to parse odoc markup
+- {{!/odoc-md/page-index}odoc-md} - a tool to help integrate markdown pages into the odoc world
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