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This directory holds the authoritative specifications of APIs defined and implemented by Docker. Currently this includes:

 * The remote API by which a docker node can be queried over HTTP
 * The registry API by which a docker node can download and upload
   images for storage and sharing
 * The index search API by which a docker node can search the public
   index for images to download
 * The docker.io OAuth and accounts API which 3rd party services can
   use to access account information