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<chapter id="getting-started" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude">
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<title>Getting Started</title>
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<para>
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libfprint includes several simple functional examples under the <computeroutput>examples/</computeroutput>
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directory in the libfprint source distribution. Those are good starting
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points.
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</para>
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<para>
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Usually the first thing you want to do is determine which fingerprint
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devices are present. This is done using the <ulink url="fp-context.html">FpContext</ulink> object.
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</para>
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<para>
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Once you have found a device you would like to operate, you should open it.
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Refer to <ulink url="fp-context.html">device operations</ulink>. This section also details enrollment,
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image capture, and verification.
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</para>
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<para>
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That should be enough to get you started, but do remember there are
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documentation pages on other aspects of libfprint's API (see the modules
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page).
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</para>
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</chapter>
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