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+# NDN Essential Tools
+
+**ndn-tools** is a collection of essential tools for
+[Named Data Networking](http://named-data.net/).
+These tools are recommended to be installed on all NDN nodes.  
+Tools in this collection include:
+
+* [ping](tools/ping): test reachability between two nodes
+* [peek](tools/peek): transmit a single packet between a consumer and a producer
+
+See [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) for build instructions.
+
+Please file bug reports and feature requests on
+[ndn-tools Redmine site](http://redmine.named-data.net/projects/ndn-tools).  
+You may contribute code on [NDN Gerrit](http://gerrit.named-data.net).
+GitHub pull requests are not accepted.