# go-ipfs-util

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> Common utilities used by go-ipfs and other related go packages

## Lead Maintainer

[Steven Allen](https://github.com/Stebalien)

## Install

This is a Go module which can be installed with `go get github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-util`. `go-ipfs-util` is however packaged with Gx, so it is recommended to use Gx to install it (see Usage section).

## Usage

This module is packaged with [Gx](https://github.com/whyrusleeping/gx).
In order to use it in your own project do:

```
go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx
go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go
cd <your-project-repository>
gx init
gx import github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-util
gx install --global
gx-go --rewrite
```

Please check [Gx](https://github.com/whyrusleeping/gx) and [Gx-go](https://github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go) documentation for more information.


## Contribute

Feel free to join in. All welcome. Open an [issue](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-util/issues)!

This repository falls under the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).

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## License

MIT