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 # sdeventplus
 
-sdeventplus is a c++ wrapper around the systemd sd_event apis meant
-to provide c++ ergonomics to their usage.
+sdeventplus is a c++ wrapper around the systemd sd_event apis meant to provide
+c++ ergonomics to their usage.
 
 ## Dependencies
 
-The sdeventplus library requires a libsystemd development package on the
-system for sd-event.
+The sdeventplus library requires a libsystemd development package on the system
+for sd-event.
 
 ## Building
+
 For a standard release build, you want something like:
+
 ```
 meson setup -Dexamples=false -Dtests=disabled builddir
 ninja -C builddir
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
 ```
 
 For a test / debug build, a typical configuration is
+
 ```
 meson setup -Dtests=enabled builddir
 meson test -C builddir