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+.PHONY: clean install uninstall run
+
+bin/cdmbar:
+	mkdir bin
+	go build -o bin/cdmbar github.com/codemicro/bar/cmd/bar
+
+run: bin/cdmbar
+	./bin/cdmbar
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf bin
+
+install: bin/cdmbar
+	cp bin/cdmbar ~/.local/bin
+
+uninstall:
+	rm ~/.local/bin/cdmbar