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+========
+Overview
+========
+
+``cmd2`` is an extension of cmd_, the Python Standard Library's module for
+creating simple interactive command-line applications.  
+
+``cmd2`` can be used as a drop-in replacement for cmd_.  Simply importing ``cmd2``
+in place of cmd_ will add many features to an application without any further
+modifications.
+
+Understanding the use of cmd_ is the first step in learning the use of ``cmd2``.
+Once you have read the cmd_ docs, return here to learn the ways that ``cmd2``
+differs from cmd_.
+
+.. _cmd: http://docs.python.org/library/cmd.html
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