diff --git a/FileManip.cabal b/FileManip.cabal
index d65cf31..e72416d 100644
--- a/FileManip.cabal
+++ b/FileManip.cabal
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ License:	LGPL
 License-File:	COPYING.LIB
 Author:		Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
 Maintainer:	Bryan O'Sullivan
-Synopsis:	File and directory manipulation for Haskell.
+Synopsis:	Expressive file and directory manipulation for Haskell.
 Category:	System
 Description:	A Haskell library for working with files and directories.
 		Includes code for pattern matching, finding files,
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ Exposed-Modules:
 	System.FilePath.Find,
 	System.FilePath.GlobPattern,
 	System.FilePath.Manip
+Extra-Source-Files: README
diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b33e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+FileManip: expressive file manipulation
+---------------------------------------
+
+This package provides functions and combinators for searching,
+matching, and manipulating files.
+
+
+To build and install:
+
+  runhaskell Setup configure
+  runhaskell Setup build
+  runhaskell Setup install
+
+
+To understand:
+
+  runhaskell Setup haddock
+
+Take a look at the generated documentation in dist/doc.
+
+
+To contribute:
+
+  darcs get http://darcs.serpentine.com/filemanip
+
+
+Contributors:
+
+  Bryan O'Sullivan