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+# Recommended installation for Unix-like OS
+* Symlink pat.py to a directory in your $PATH, as pat
+* Example as root, in directory of this repository: `ln -s $PWD/pat.py /usr/local/bin/pat`
+
+# Usage
+* It works exactly like normal cat, except without any flags