diff --git a/scripts/base/files/extract/README b/scripts/base/files/extract/README
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+Support for extracing files with the file analysis framework.
diff --git a/scripts/base/files/hash/README b/scripts/base/files/hash/README
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+Support for file hashes with the file analysis framework.
diff --git a/scripts/base/files/unified2/README b/scripts/base/files/unified2/README
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+Support for Unified2 files in the file analysis framework.
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/postprocessors/README b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/postprocessors/README
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+Support for postprocessors in the logging framework.
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/reporter/README b/scripts/base/frameworks/reporter/README
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+This framework is intended to create an output and filtering path for
+internally generated messages/warnings/errors.
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/signatures/README b/scripts/base/frameworks/signatures/README
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+The signature framework provides for doing low-level pattern matching.  While
+signatures are not Bro's preferred detection tool, they sometimes come in
+handy and are closer to what many people are familiar with from using
+other NIDS.
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/sumstats/plugins/README b/scripts/base/frameworks/sumstats/plugins/README
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+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/sumstats/plugins/README
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+Plugins for the summary statistics framework.
diff --git a/scripts/policy/frameworks/intel/seen/README b/scripts/policy/frameworks/intel/seen/README
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+++ b/scripts/policy/frameworks/intel/seen/README
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+Scripts that send data to the intelligence framework.
diff --git a/scripts/policy/misc/app-stats/plugins/README b/scripts/policy/misc/app-stats/plugins/README
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+++ b/scripts/policy/misc/app-stats/plugins/README
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+Plugins for AppStats.
diff --git a/scripts/policy/tuning/README b/scripts/policy/tuning/README
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+Miscellaneous tuning parameters.