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+# madonctl
+
+Golang command line interface for the Mastodon API
+
+[![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg?style=flat)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/McKael/madonctl/master/LICENSE)
+
+`madonctl` is a [Go](https://golang.org/) CLI tool to use the Mastondon REST API.
+
+## Installation
+
+To install the application (you need to have Go):
+
+    go get github.com/McKael/madonctl
+
+Some pre-built binaries are available on the home page (see below).
+
+## Usage
+
+This section has not been written yet.
+
+Please check the [Homepage](https://lilotux.net/~mikael/pub/madonctl/) for an
+introduction and a few examples.
+
+## References
+
+- [madon](https://github.com/McKael/madon), the Go library for Mastodon API
+- [Mastodon API documentation](https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-the-API/API.md)
+- [Mastodon repository](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon)