diff --git a/samples/tutorial/readme.txt b/samples/tutorial/readme.txt
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--- a/samples/tutorial/readme.txt
+++ b/samples/tutorial/readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-Run the application directly from the checked out source tree, using the command
+This is the most basic sample web application for Spring Security.
 
-mvn jetty:run
+If you have gradle installed, you can run the application directly from the checked out source tree, using the command
+
+gradle jettyRun
 
 This will start jetty on port 8080, with SSL support on port 8443.
 
+The 'scripts' directory contains simple Unix command-line scripts for exercising the application and displaying the results.
+
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/exec-list-as-peter b/samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-list-as-peter
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rename from samples/tutorial/exec-list-as-peter
rename to samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-list-as-peter
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/exec-list-as-rod b/samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-list-as-rod
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rename from samples/tutorial/exec-list-as-rod
rename to samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-list-as-rod
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/exec-list-no-auth b/samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-list-no-auth
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rename from samples/tutorial/exec-list-no-auth
rename to samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-list-no-auth
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/exec-list-wrong-password b/samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-list-wrong-password
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rename from samples/tutorial/exec-list-wrong-password
rename to samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-list-wrong-password
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/exec-post-as-peter b/samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-post-as-peter
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rename from samples/tutorial/exec-post-as-peter
rename to samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-post-as-peter
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/exec-post-as-rod b/samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-post-as-rod
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/tutorial/exec-post-as-rod
rename to samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-post-as-rod
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/exec-post-no-auth b/samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-post-no-auth
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/tutorial/exec-post-no-auth
rename to samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-post-no-auth
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/exec-post-wrong-password b/samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-post-wrong-password
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rename from samples/tutorial/exec-post-wrong-password
rename to samples/tutorial/scripts/exec-post-wrong-password