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     version="5.0"
     xml:id="section_cli_overview">
     <title>Overview</title>
-    <para>You can use the OpenStack command-line clients to run simple commands
-        that make API calls. You can run these commands from the command line or
-        in scripts to automate tasks. If you provide OpenStack credentials, you
-        can run these commands on any computer.</para>
-    <para>Internally, each client command runs cURL commands that
-        embed API requests. The OpenStack APIs are RESTful APIs that
-        use the HTTP protocol, including methods, URIs, media types,
-        and response codes.</para>
-    <para>These open-source Python clients run on Linux or Mac OS X
-        systems and are easy to learn and use. Each OpenStack service
-        has its own command-line client. On some client commands, you
-        can specify a <command>debug</command>
-        parameter to show the underlying API request for the command.
-        This is a good way to become familiar with the OpenStack API
-        calls.</para>
-    <para>The following table lists the command-line client for each OpenStack
-        service with its package name and description.</para>
+    <para>
+      Each OpenStack project provides a command-line client, which
+      enables you to access the project API through easy-to-use
+      commands. For example, the Compute service provides a nova
+      command-line client.</para>
+    <para>
+      You can run the commands from the command line, or include the
+      commands within scripts to automate tasks. If you provide
+      OpenStack credentials, such as your user name and password, you
+      can run these commands on any computer.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+      Internally, each command uses cURL command-line tools, which embed
+      API requests. OpenStack APIs are RESTful APIs, and use the HTTP
+      protocol. They include methods, URIs, media types, and response
+      codes.</para>
+    <para>
+      OpenStack APIs are open-source Python clients, and can run on
+      Linux or Mac OS X systems. On some client commands, you can
+      specify a <command>debug</command> parameter to show the
+      underlying API request for the command. This is a good way to
+      become familiar with the OpenStack API calls.</para>
+    <para>The following table lists the command-line client for each
+      OpenStack service with its package name and description.</para>
     <table rules="all">
         <caption>OpenStack services and clients</caption>
         <col width="15%"/>