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CH03::building: mention daemon & Unix; link to other instructions

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- Add just a few words so users know what the "d" in bitcoind and the
  "Unix" in build-unix.md stand for.

- Since the last update to this text, there are instructions for many
  more platforms available, so rewrite final sentence to alert users to
  them.
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@ -177,12 +177,13 @@ seealso="Bitcoin Core")))The source code includes documentation, which
can be found in a number of files. Review the main documentation located
in _README.md_ in the _bitcoin_ directory by typing ++**more
README.md**++ at the prompt and using the spacebar to progress to the
next page. In this chapter, we will build the command-line Bitcoin
client, also known as +bitcoind+ on Linux. Review the instructions for
next page. In this chapter, we will build the Bitcoin Core daemon
(server), also known as +bitcoind+ on Linux (a Unix-like system). Review the instructions for
compiling the +bitcoind+ command-line client on your platform by typing
++**more doc/build-unix.md**++. Alternative instructions for macOS and
Windows can be found in the _doc_ directory, as _build-osx.md_ or
_build-windows.md_, respectively.
++**more doc/build-unix.md**++. Alternative instructions can be found in
the _doc_ directory; for example, _build-windows.md_ for Windows
instructions. As of this writing, instructions are available for
Android, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS (OSX), Unix, and Windows.
Carefully review the build prerequisites, which are in the first part of
the build documentation. These are libraries that must be present on