Move the documentation to README.md

README.md

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+check_systemd_state
+===================
+Nagios plugin to check the system state according to systemd. This plugin checks
+the system's state according to systemd, i.e.
+
+    $ systemctl is-system-running
+    degraded
+
+If it reports anything other than "running", be sure to check the output of
+these commands:
+
+    $ systemctl list-units
+    $ systemctl status
+
+License: Public Domain. Keep my name in it if you like.
+Author:  Mike Gerber 2015

check_systemd_state

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 #!/usr/bin/python
 # Nagios plugin to check the system state according to systemd.
-#
-# This plugin checks the system's state according to systemd, i.e.
-#
-#   $ systemctl is-system-running
-#   degraded
-#
-# If it reports anything other than "running", be sure to check the output of
-# these commands:
-#
-#   $ systemctl list-units
-#   $ systemctl status
-#
-# License: Public Domain. Keep my name in it if you like.
-# Author:  Mike Gerber 2015
 
 from __future__ import division, print_function
 import subprocess