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+# Apple Health export scripts
+
+## Purpose
+
+These scripts convert the contents of the Apple Health export zip
+into a .csv file for use in Excel.
+
+## Usage
+
+- Export Apple Health data from Health app -> click on Profile
+ -> Export All Heath Data
+- Unzip the export file
+- Place the script files in the repo with the export.xml file
+- Run sleep-day.sh
+- Run steps-day.sh
+- Run merge.sh
+
+The output goes to stdout.
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