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+import sys
+import re
+
+README_FILE = 'README.md'
+helptext = sys.stdin.read()
+
+with open(README_FILE) as f:
+ oldreadme = f.read()
+
+header = oldreadme[:oldreadme.index('# OPTIONS')]
+footer = oldreadme[oldreadme.index('# CONFIGURATION'):]
+
+options = helptext[helptext.index(' General Options:')+19:]
+options = re.sub(r'^ (\w.+)$', r'## \1', options, flags=re.M)
+options = '# OPTIONS\n' + options + '\n'
+
+with open(README_FILE, 'w') as f:
+ f.write(header)
+ f.write(options)
+ f.write(footer)