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+Building and installing
+-----------------------
+
+Only dependency is C library and POSIX getopt support. 
+
+Compiling with GCC or CLANG:
+
+    cc -std=gnu99 -Wpedantic -Wall -Wextra -O2 -o mcrcon mcrcon.c
+    
+Note: on Windows remember to link with winsock by adding `-lws2_32` to your compiler command line.
+
+Or you can just run "**make**":
+
+    make           - compiles mcrcon
+    make install   - installs compiled binaries and manpage to the system
+    make uninstall - removes binaries and manpage from the system
+    
+    file install locations:
+        /usr/local/bin/mcrcon
+        /usr/local/share/man/man1/mcrcon.1
+
+Makefile "**install**" and "**uninstall**" rules are disabled on windows.