# Zebra server, Copyright (C) 1994-2017 Index Data

## Introduction

Zebra is a high-performance, general-purpose structured text indexing
and retrieval engine. It reads structured records in a variety of input
formats (eg. email, XML, MARC) and allows access to them through exact
boolean search expressions and relevance-ranked free-text queries.

## Documentation

You'll find documentation in subdirectory 'doc' in various
formats (HTML, Docbook XML). You can also browse the
[documentation](http://www.indexdata.com/zebra/doc) from the Zebra
home page.

## Installation

Install YAZ. Optional external packages: Tcl, iconv, EXPAT, libxml2
and libxslt1.

## Quick compile and install:
```
  ./configure
  make
  make install
```

For detailed instructions and Windows installation refer to
the documentation.

## License

Zebra is covered by the GNU GPL v2. See [LICENSE.zebra](LICENSE.zebra).

## Support

To get more information or assistance, send mail to info@indexdata.dk

We maintain a mailing-list for the purpose of announcing new versions of
the software, bug-reports, discussion etc. You can sign up at the URL
[Zebra Mailing
list](http://lists.indexdata.dk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zebralist)
