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 ## Getting Help
 
-If you can't find an answer in the VSEARCH documentation, please visit the [VSEARCH Web Forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vsearch-forum) to post a question or start a discussion.
+If you can't find an answer in the [VSEARCH documentation](https://github.com/torognes/vsearch/releases/download/v2.5.0/vsearch_manual.pdf), please visit the [VSEARCH Web Forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vsearch-forum) to post a question or start a discussion.
 
 ## Example
 
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 Windows: You will now have the binary distribution in a folder called `vsearch-2.5.1-win-x86_64`. The vsearch executable is called `vsearch.exe`. The manual in PDF format is called `vsearch_manual.pdf`.
 
-**Documentation** The VSEARCH user's manual is available in the `man` folder in the form of a [man page](https://github.com/torognes/vsearch/blob/master/man/vsearch.1). A pdf version (vsearch_manual.pdf) will be generated by `make`. To install the manpage manually, copy the `vsearch.1` file or a create a symbolic link to `vsearch.1` in a folder included in your `$MANPATH`. The manual in both formats is also available with the binary distribution. The manual in PDF form (vsearch_manual.pdf) is also attached to the latest [release](https://github.com/torognes/vsearch/releases). 
+**Documentation** The VSEARCH user's manual is available in the `man` folder in the form of a [man page](https://github.com/torognes/vsearch/blob/master/man/vsearch.1). A pdf version ([vsearch_manual.pdf](https://github.com/torognes/vsearch/releases/download/v2.5.0/vsearch_manual.pdf)) will be generated by `make`. To install the manpage manually, copy the `vsearch.1` file or a create a symbolic link to `vsearch.1` in a folder included in your `$MANPATH`. The manual in both formats is also available with the binary distribution. The manual in PDF form ([vsearch_manual.pdf](https://github.com/torognes/vsearch/releases/download/v2.5.0/vsearch_manual.pdf)) is also attached to the latest [release](https://github.com/torognes/vsearch/releases). 
 
 **Galaxy wrapper** Thanks to the work of the [Intergalactic Utilities Commission](https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/IUC) members, vsearch is now part of the [Galaxy ToolShed](https://toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/view/iuc/vsearch/).