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 # jorts
 
-jorts programming language
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+jorts programming language
+
+## installing
+
+```sh
+git clone https://gitdab.com/luna/jorts
+cd jorts
+pip install --user --editable .
+```
+
+## using
+
+right now, its not pretty, nor finished
+
+```
+cat examples/hello.jt | jortsc
+```