README updates

README.md

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-Modd is a developer tool that runs commands and manages daemons in response to
+Modd is a developer tool that triggers commands and manages daemons in response to
 filesystem changes.
 
 If you use modd, you should also look at
 [devd](https://github.com/cortesi/devd), a compact HTTP daemon for developers.
 Devd integrates with modd, allowing you to trigger in-browser livereload with
 modd.
 
+The repo contains a set of example *modd.conf* files that you can look at for a
+quick idea of what modd can do:
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+Example                                      | Description
+-------------------------------------------- | -------
+[frontend.conf](./examples/frontend.conf)    | A front-end project with React + Browserify + Babel. Modd and devd replace many functions of Gulp/Grunt.
+[go.conf](./examples/go.conf)                | Live unit tests for Go.
+[python.conf](./examples/python.conf)        | Python + Redis, with devd managing livereload.
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 # Install
 
 Modd is a single binary with no external dependencies, released for OSX,
@@ -48,15 +57,6 @@ any file with the .go extension is modified, the "go test" command will be run
 only on the enclosing module.
 
 
-Example                                      | Description
--------------------------------------------- | -------
-[frontend.conf](./examples/frontend.conf)    | A front-end project using React + Browserify + Babel. Modd and devd replace many functions of Gulp/Grunt.
-[go.conf](./examples/go.conf)                | Run Go tests on change.
-[python.conf](./examples/python.conf)        | A Python + Redis project, with devd managing livereload.
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 # Leisurely start
 
 On startup, modd looks for a file called *modd.conf* in the current directory.
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ rendering that touch many files are likely to trigger commands only once.
 Patterns therefore match on a batch of changed files - when the first match in
 a batch is seen, the block is triggered.
 
-To make *modd.conf* files portable patterns are always matched against
-slash-delimited paths, even on Windows.
+Patterns and the paths they match against are always in slash-delimited form,
+even on Windows.
 
 ### Quotes
 
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 @dirmods      | On first run, all directories containing files matching the block patterns. On subsequent change, a list of all directories containing modified files.
 
 All file names in variables are relative to the current directory, and
-shell-escaped for safety.
+shell-escaped for safety. All paths are in slash-delimited form on all
+platforms.
 
 Given a config file like this, modd will run *eslint* on all .js files when
 started, and then after that only run *eslint* on files if they change: