diff --git a/distribution/.gitignore b/distribution/.gitignore
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+target
+nu
+nu_plugin_*
diff --git a/distribution/LICENSE b/distribution/LICENSE
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+++ b/distribution/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2025 The Nushell Project Developers
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/distribution/README.txt b/distribution/README.txt
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+To use Nu plugins, use the register command to tell Nu where to find the plugin. For example:
+
+> register ./nu_plugin_query
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distribution/collect.sh b/distribution/collect.sh
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+++ b/distribution/collect.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cp -v ../nushell/target/release/nu . 
+cp -v ../nu_plugin_*/target/release/nu_plugin_* . 
+rm -f nu_plugin_*.d