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 go get github.com/chrislusf/weed-fs/go/weed
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+## Installation guide for users who are not familiar with golang
+
+step 1: install go on your machine and setup the environment by following the instructions from the following link:
+
+https://golang.org/doc/install
+
+make sure you set up your $GOPATH
+
+
+step 2: also you may need to install Mercurial by following the instructions below
+
+http://mercurial.selenic.com/downloads
+
+
+step 3: download, compile, and install the project by executing the following command 
+
+go get github.com/chrislusf/weed-fs/go/weed
+
+once this is down, you should see the executable "weed" under $GOPATH/bin
+
+step 4: after you modify your code locally, you could start a local build by calling "go build" under $GOPATH/src/github.com/chrislusf/weed-fs/go/weed
+
+
+ 
+
 ## Reference
 
 For pre-compiled releases,