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 # tarinfo
 
-show me the tar archive headers
\ No newline at end of file
+show me the tar archive headers
+
+## Install
+
+```shell
+go get git.thisco.de/vbatts/tarinfo
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```shell
+$ tarinfo ./foo.tar | less
+```
+
+