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 # libsccolor
 
-Color representations and color space conversions
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+Color representations and color space conversions.
+
+## Build
+
+No external dependencies, so
+
+`make`
+
+will do.
+
+## Install
+
+`sudo make install`
+
+or, on OpenBSD:
+
+`doas gmake install`
+
+## Documentation
+
+Not yet available.