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 ## Getting started
 
+These are the files relevant to your thesis:
+
+```
+.
+├── images
+│   └── sample.png
+├── sections
+│   ├── abstract.tex
+│   ├── acknowledgement.tex
+│   ├── acronyms.tex
+│   ├── appendix.tex
+│   ├── background.tex
+│   ├── conclusion.tex
+│   ├── contents.tex
+│   ├── declaration.tex
+│   ├── discussion.tex
+│   ├── introduction.tex
+│   ├── method.tex
+│   └── results.tex
+├── bibliography.bib
+├── config.tex
+├── preamble.tex
+├── thesis.tex
+└── titlepage.tex
+```
+
++ `images/`: subdirectory for graphics
++ `sections/`: subdirectory for all the sections of your thesis
++ `bibliography.bib`: contains your references
++ `config.tex`: allows to specify your information for the front matter
++ `preamble.tex`: LaTeX packages used in this project
++ `thesis.tex`: root file for this document – **this is the one you will compile**
++ `titlepage.tex`: the title page
+
+## Compiling the document
+
 + Install [LaTeX](https://latex-project.org/).
 + On Linux, you may need to install `ttf-mscorefonts-installer` to use the Times New Roman font.
 + Adjust the variables set in [`config.tex`](config.tex).
++ Compile [`thesis.tex`](thesis.tex) using either your LaTeX editor or the command line. Make sure to specify LuaLaTeX and Biber as your compilers.
 
 ```sh
 lualatex thesis.tex