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+Got is a version control system which prioritizes ease of use and
+simplicity over flexibility. It is being developed exlusively on
+OpenBSD and most likely won't compile on other operating systems.
+
+To compile the Got tool suite on OpenBSD, run:
+
+ $ make obj
+ $ make
+ $ mkdir ~/bin
+ $ make install
+
+This will install the following commands to ~/bin:
+
+ got (command line interface)
+ tog (ncurses interface)
+ and several helper programs from the libexec directory
+
+The tests will pass only after 'make install' because
+they rely on installed libexec binaries:
+
+ $ make regress
+
+Man pages are not installed yet but can be viewed with mandoc:
+
+ $ mandoc got/got.1 | less
+ $ mandoc got/git-repository.5 | less
+ $ mandoc tog/tog.1 | less