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 Copyright and license information can be found in the file COPYRIGHT.
 
 General documentation about this version of PostgreSQL can be found at:
-https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/
+<https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/>  
 In particular, information about building PostgreSQL from the source
 code can be found at:
-https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/installation.html
+<https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/installation.html>
 
 The latest version of this software, and related software, may be
-obtained at https://www.postgresql.org/download/.  For more information
-look at our web site located at https://www.postgresql.org/.
+obtained at <https://www.postgresql.org/download/>.  For more information
+look at our web site located at <https://www.postgresql.org/>.