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-###########
-SCS ToolBox
-###########
-
-Kernel
-######
-
-The SCS ToolBox is design to work in the exfel_anaconda3 environement. This can
-be selected on the online cluster by:
-
-`module load exfel exfel_anaconda3`
-
-before launching the jupyter-notebook or on max-jhub by selecting the 'xfel'
-kernel instead of the 'Python 3' anaconda environement maintained by DESY.
-
-Installation
-############
-
-As long as the ToolBox is not yet added to the exfel_anaconda3 environment it needs to be installed locally.
-
-Activate environment mentioned above and check installation of scs_toolbox:
-
-.. code:: bash
-
-    pip show toolbox_scs
-
-If the toolbox has been installed in your home directory previously, everything is set up. Otherwise it needs to be installed (only once). In that case enter the following command in the directory where the *setup.py* script is located:
-
-.. code:: bash
-
-    pip install --user .
-
-If you intend to develop code in the toolbox use the -e flag for installation. This creates a symbolic link to the source code you are working on.
-
-.. code:: bash
-
-    pip install --user -e .
-
 Documentation
 #############
 
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-Getting started
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Toolbox Installation
---------------------
-
-Recommended: Proposal Environment setup
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
-The proposal specific environment is installed by launching in a shell
-terminal on Maxwell:
-
-.. code:: bash
-
-    module load exfel exfel_anaconda3
-    scs-activate-toolbox-kernel --proposal 2780
-
-where in this example 2780 is the proposal number. After this and refreshing the
-browser, a new kernel named ``SCS Toolbox (p002780)`` is available and should
-be used to run jupyter notebooks on the Maxwell Jupyter hub.
-
-Alternative: Manual ToolBox Installation
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
-The ToolBox may be installed in any environment. However, it depends on the
-extra_data and the euxfel_bunch_pattern package, which are no official third
-party python modules. Within environments where the latter are not present, they
-need to be installed by hand.
-
-Furthermore, as long as the ToolBox is not yet added to one of our custom
-environments, it needs to be installed locally. Activate your preferred
-environment and check installation of scs_toolbox by typing:
-
-.. code:: bash
-
-    pip show toolbox_scs
-
-If the toolbox has been installed in your home directory previously, everything
-is set up. Otherwise it needs to be installed (only once). In that case enter
-following command from the the ToolBox top-level directory:
-
-.. code:: bash
-
-    pip install --user ".[maxwell]"
-
-Alternatively, use the -e flag for installation to install the package in
-development mode.
-
-.. code:: bash
-
-    pip install --user -e ".[maxwell]"
-
-Transferring Data
------------------
-
-The DAQ system save data on the online cluster. To analyze data on the
-Maxwell offline cluster, they need to be transferred there. This is achieved by
-login at:
-
-https://in.xfel.eu/metadata
-
-and then navigating to the proposal, then to the ``Runs`` tab from where runs can
-be transferred to the offline cluster by marking them as ``Good`` in the
-``Data Assessment``. Depending on the amount of data in the run, this can take a
-while.
-
-.. image:: metadata.png
-
-Processing Data
----------------
-
-On the Maxwell Jupyter hub:
-
-https://max-jhub.desy.de
-
-notebooks can be executed using the corresponding Proposal Environment
-kernel or the ``xfel`` kernel if the toolbox was manually installed. For quick
-startup, example notebooks (.ipynb files) can be directly downloaded from the
-:ref:`How to's` section by clicking on the ``View page source``.
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-Welcome to SCS Toolbox's documentation!
-=======================================
+SCS Tollbox
+===========
 
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-   :caption: Contents:
-   :numbered:
-   :titlesonly:
-   :glob:
-   :hidden:
+Installation
+------------
 
-   getting_started.rst
-   howtos.rst
+Recommended: Proposal Environment setup
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
+The proposal specific environment is installed by launching in a shell
+terminal on Maxwell:
 
-``Contribute``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+.. code:: bash
 
-For reasons of readability, contributions preferrably comply with the PEP8_ code structure guidelines.
+    module load exfel exfel_anaconda3
+    scs-activate-toolbox-kernel --proposal 2780
 
-.. _PEP8: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#a-foolish-consistency-is-the-hobgoblin-of-little-minds 
+where in this example 2780 is the proposal number. After this and refreshing the
+browser, a new kernel named ``SCS Toolbox (p002780)`` is available and should
+be used to run jupyter notebooks on the Maxwell Jupyter hub.
 
-The associated code checker, called 'flake8', can be installed via PyPi.
+Alternative: Manual ToolBox Installation
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+The ToolBox may be installed in any environment. However, it depends on the
+extra_data and the euxfel_bunch_pattern package, which are no official third
+party python modules. Within environments where the latter are not present, they
+need to be installed by hand.
+
+In most cases, you will want to install it in the *exfel_anaconda3* environment
+which is the one corresponding to the *xfel* kernel on max-jhub.
+
+To do so, first activate that environment:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    module load exfel exfel_anaconda3
+    
+Then, check that the scs_toolbox is not already installed:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    pip show toolbox_scs
+
+If the toolbox has been installed in your home directory previously, everything
+is set up. If you need to upgrade the toolbox to a more recent version, you
+have to either uninstall the current version:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    pip uninstall toolbox_scs
+
+or if it was installed in development mode, go in the toolbox directory and
+pull the last commits from git:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    cd #toolbox top folder
+    git pull
 
+Otherwise it needs to be installed (only once). In that you first need to
+clone the toolbox somewhere (in your home directory for example) and install
+the package. Here the -e flag install the package in development mode, which
+means no files are copied but only linked such that any changes made to the
+toolbox files will have effect:
 
-Module index
-============
+.. code:: bash
 
-*to to* (automatized doc generation)
+    cd ~
+    git clone https://git.xfel.eu/SCS/ToolBox.git
+    cd ~/ToolBox
+    pip install --user -e ".[maxwell]"
 
-**toolbox_scs**: Top-level entry point
 
-**detectors**: detector specific routines
+Transferring Data
+-----------------
 
-**routines**: Automatized evaluations involving several instruments
+The DAQ system save data on the online cluster. To analyze data on the
+Maxwell offline cluster, they need to be transferred there. This is achieved by
+login at:
 
-**misc**: Various sub-routines and helper functions
+https://in.xfel.eu/metadata
 
-**test**: Test environment
+and then navigating to the proposal, then to the ``Runs`` tab from where runs can
+be transferred to the offline cluster by marking them as ``Good`` in the
+``Data Assessment``. Depending on the amount of data in the run, this can take a
+while.
 
-**util**: Package related routines
+.. image:: metadata.png
+
+Processing Data
+---------------
+
+On the Maxwell Jupyter hub:
+
+https://max-jhub.desy.de
+
+notebooks can be executed using the corresponding Proposal Environment
+kernel or the ``xfel`` kernel if the toolbox was manually installed. For quick
+startup, example notebooks (.ipynb files) can be directly downloaded from the
+:ref:`How to's` section by clicking on the ``View page source``.
+
+Documentation contents
+----------------------
+
+.. toctree::
+   :caption: Contents:
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   howtos.rst
+
+
+Contribute
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+For reasons of readability, contributions preferrably comply with the PEP8_ code structure guidelines.
+
+.. _PEP8: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#a-foolish-consistency-is-the-hobgoblin-of-little-minds 
+
+The associated code checker, called 'flake8', can be installed via PyPi.
 
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