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+doc/tags
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-This is a mirror of http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273
+Tag List
+========
 
-The "Tag List" plugin is a source code browser plugin for Vim and
+This is a mirror of [vim script 273](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273).
+
+Summary
+-------
+The Tag List plugin is a source code browser plugin for Vim and
 provides an overview of the structure of source code files and allows
 you to efficiently browse through source code files for different
 programming languages.  You can visit the taglist plugin home page for
-more information:
-
-      http://vim-taglist.sourceforge.net
+more [information](http://vim-taglist.sourceforge.net)
 
 You can subscribe to the taglist mailing list to post your questions
 or suggestions for improvement or to report bugs. Visit the following
-page for subscribing to the mailing list:
-
-      http://groups.yahoo.com/group/taglist/
+page for subscribing to the [mailing list](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/taglist).
 
 For more information about using this plugin, after installing the
-taglist plugin, use the ":help taglist" command.
+taglist plugin, use the `:help taglist` command.