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-# gitomatic
-A tool to monitor a git repository and automatically pull & push changes
+git-o-matic
+===========
+
+A tool to monitor a git repository and automatically pull & push changes
+
+## Installation
+
+Make sure you have a working Go environment (Go 1.11 or higher is required).
+See the [install instructions](http://golang.org/doc/install.html).
+
+To install gitomatic, simply run:
+
+    go get github.com/muesli/gitomatic
+
+## Usage
+
+Monitor a repository for changes and automatically pull & push changes:
+
+```
+gitomatic <path>
+```
+
+Available parameters:
+
+```
+gitomatic -interval 30m
+gitomatic -privkey ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+gitomatic -author "John Doe"
+gitomatic -email "some@mail.tld"
+```