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@@ -7,4 +7,37 @@ Please put all issues regarding IPFS _design_ in the
 
 Please put all issues regarding go IPFS _implementation_ in [this repo](https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/issues).
 
-The [node implementation](https://github.com/jbenet/node-ipfs) is much farther along. This one is just a skeleton.
+## Install
+
+[Install Go](http://golang.org/doc/install). Then:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs
+cd go-ipfs
+go install
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+ipfs - global versioned p2p merkledag file system
+
+Basic commands:
+
+    add <path>    Add an object to ipfs.
+    cat <ref>     Show ipfs object data.
+    ls <ref>      List links from an object.
+    refs <ref>    List link hashes from an object.
+
+Tool commands:
+
+    config        Manage configuration.
+    version       Show ipfs version information.
+    commands      List all available commands.
+
+Advanced Commands:
+
+    mount         Mount an ipfs read-only mountpoint.
+
+Use "ipfs help <command>" for more information about a command.
+```
diff --git a/cli/ipfs.go b/cli/ipfs.go
index dd62a4e31972b814a42efdfb0a269e9cbc064093..1fcbbf1541f0747b9e8f233daf0921783d3086a7 100644
--- a/cli/ipfs.go
+++ b/cli/ipfs.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Tool commands:
 
 Advanced Commands:
 
-    mount         Mount an ipfs a read-only mountpoint.
+    mount         Mount an ipfs read-only mountpoint.
 
 Use "ipfs help <command>" for more information about a command.
 `,