diff --git a/mdsnippets.json b/mdsnippets.json
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+{
+  "ReadOnly": false,
+  "TocLevel": 5,
+  "Exclude": [
+    "cmake-build"
+  ],
+  "WriteHeader": false,
+  "Convention": "InPlaceOverwrite"
+}
diff --git a/tools/scripts/updateDocumentSnippets.py b/tools/scripts/updateDocumentSnippets.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from scriptCommon import catchPath
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------
+# Update code examples
+# ---------------------------------------------------
+# For info on mdsnippets, see https://github.com/SimonCropp/MarkdownSnippets
+
+# install dotnet SDK from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=798306&clcid=0x409
+# Then install MarkdownSnippets.Tool with
+#   dotnet tool install -g MarkdownSnippets.Tool
+# To update:
+#   dotnet tool update  -g MarkdownSnippets.Tool
+# To uninstall (e.g. to downgrade to a lower version)
+# dotnet tool uninstall -g MarkdownSnippets.Tool
+
+os.chdir(catchPath)
+
+subprocess.run('dotnet tool update  -g MarkdownSnippets.Tool --version 21.2.0', shell=True, check=True)
+subprocess.run('mdsnippets', shell=True, check=True)