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+# My personal scripts
+
+I will add some small (and rather hackish) scripts for my
+personal use here.
+
+## Perl
+
+### footnotes.pl
+
+`footnotes` will convert footnotes in MultiMarkDown format
+to the format of the Wordpress plugin
+[footnotes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/footnotes/) and back.
+