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+## HowTo: Build & deploy "Shrunk" Single File Library version of OpenLayers ##
+
+ * Build:
+
+     cd build
+     ./build.sh
+     cd ..
+
+ * Upload the result to the server: e.g.
+
+  scp build/OpenLayers.js openlayers@openlayers.org:openlayers.org/htdocs/code/
+
+