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+# BANK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
+*Created by Atharva, Can, Haytham, Juilius, Shivam, and Yahya for AI1001.*
+
+## General Info
+Bank management system is a mock-up system that has most of the functionality and the fundamentals of a real bank management system.
+
+## Sample Walkthrough
+
+ 1. Clone the repository to your machine.
+ 2. Run `chmod 700 build-project.sh`
+ 3. Run `./build-project.sh`
+#
+ 1.  **If you want to login as an employee**, you will need the access code which is **`DF9E9A8B5E`**.
+ 2.  You can use these credidentials to login: `ID: Atharva PASS: Atharvafdai7514`
+ 3.  You will be greeted with an interface with the employee functions.
+#
+ 1.  **If you want to login as a customer**, you will need the credidentials of an employee. You can use these sample ones to login:  `ID: 1234 PASS: example`
+ 2.  You will be greeted with an interface with the customer functions.
+
+*If you want the full list of the registered customers, you can take a look at "CustomerData.txt". For the staff list take a look at "employeesCredentialsList.txt"*