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+mutual_friends.py
+=================
+
+Learn who your ex and her new boyfriend are both friends with.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Run from the top-level directory using `python -m`:
+
+ > python -m bin.mutual_friends -h
+ usage: mutual_friends.py [-h] [-f {csv,json}] [-o PATH] UID [UID ...]
+ ...
+
+For example (using made up user IDs/"screen names"),
+
+ > python -m bin.mutual_friends john.doe jane.doe
+ 89497105,John,Smith
+ 3698577,Jane,Smith
+
+In the example above, both "John Doe" and "Jane Doe" are friends with "John
+Smith" and "Jane Smith", whose user IDs are 89497105 and 3698577 respectively.
+
+The output format is CSV (comma-separated values) by default.
+You can also get a JSON document:
+
+ > python -m bin.mutual_friends --format json john.doe jane.doe
+ [
+ {
+ "uid": 89497105,
+ "first_name": "John",
+ "last_name": "Smith"
+ },
+ {
+ "uid": 3698577,
+ "first_name": "Jane",
+ "last_name": "Smith"
+ }
+ ]
+
+See also
+--------
+
+* [License]
+
+[License]: ../README.md#license