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+Screwdriver API
+---------------
+
+The screwdriver API allows you to control a node's behaviour when a screwdriver is used on it.
+NOTE: This API is compatible with Minetest Game 5.1.0, but has some extensions.
+
+To use it, add the `on_rotate` function to the node definition.
+
+`on_rotate(pos, node, user, mode, new_param2)`
+
+ * `pos`: Position of the node that the screwdriver is being used on
+ * `node`: that node
+ * `user`: The player who used the screwdriver
+ * `mode`: `screwdriver.ROTATE_FACE` or `screwdriver.ROTATE_AXIS`
+ * `new_param2` the new value of `param2` that would have been set if `on_rotate` wasn't there
+ * return value: false to disallow rotation, nil to keep default behaviour, true to allow
+ 	it but to indicate that changed have already been made (so the screwdriver will wear out)
+ * use `on_rotate = false` to always disallow rotation
+ * use `on_rotate = screwdriver.rotate_simple` to allow only face rotation
+ * use `on_rotate = screwdriver.rotate_3way` (MineClone 2 extension) for pillar-like nodes that should only have 3 possible orientations)
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/screwdriver/README.txt b/mods/ITEMS/screwdriver/README.md
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-Minetest Game mod: screwdriver
-==============================
+MineClone 2 mod: screwdriver
+============================
 See license.txt for license information.
 
 License of source code
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Various Minetest developers and contributors (LGPL 2.1)
 
 License of media (textures)
 ---------------------------
-Created by Gambit (CC BY-SA 3.0):
-  screwdriver.png
+Created by Wuzzy (CC0):
+* `screwdriver.png`