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 ## Usage
 
-Copy the files into your codebase, or build and link to the library.
+Copy the files `i2psam.cpp` and `i2psam.h` into your codebase, or build the
+library `libi2psam.a`:
+
+    make
 
 See `eepget.cpp` for example client usage (build with `make eepget`).