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### Prerequisites
- [Go 1.17+](https://go.dev)
-#### Build
+### Build
First, clone Hilbish. The recursive is required, as some Lua libraries
are submodules.
```sh
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After you did all that, run `sudo make install` to install Hilbish globally.
+# Getting Started
+At startup, you should see a message which says to run a `guide` command.
+This guide is a *very* simple and basic step through text of what Hilish is
+and where to find documentation.
+
+Documentation is primarily viewed via the in shell `doc` command.
+Autogenerated function docs and general docs about other things are included
+there, so be sure to read it.
+
+Using Hilbish is the same as using any other Linux shell, with an addition
+that you can also run Lua. Hilbish can also act as an enhanced Lua REPL
+via `hilbish.runnerMode 'lua'`. To switch back to normal, use
+`hilbish.runnerMode 'hybrid'`.
+
# Contributing
-Any kind of contributions to Hilbish are welcome!
-Read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) before getting started.
+Any kind of contributions are welcome! Hilbish is very easy to contribute to.
+Read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) as a guideline to doing so.
**Thanks to everyone below who's contributed!**
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