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# C-IPFS
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IPFS implementation in C, (not just an API client library).< br / >
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**Quick start for users:**< br / >
* **ipfs init** to create an ipfs repository on your machine
* **ipfs add MyFile.txt** to add a file to the repository, will return with a hash that can be used to retrieve the file.
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* **ipfs cat [hash]** to retrieve a file from the repository< br />
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**For techies:**< br / >
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getting started: https://github.com/ipfs/specs/blob/master/overviews/implement-ipfs.md < br >
specifications: https://github.com/ipfs/specs < br >
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getting started: https://github.com/ipfs/community/issues/177 < br >
libp2p: https://github.com/libp2p/specs < br >
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Prerequisites: To compile the C version you will need:< br >
lmdb https://github.com/jmjatlanta/lmdb< br >
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c-protobuf https://github.com/Agorise/c-protobuf< br >
c-multihash https://github.com/Agorise/c-multihash< br >
c-multiaddr https://github.com/Agorise/c-multiaddr< br >
c-libp2p https://github.com/Agorise/c-libp2p< br >
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And of course this project at https://github.com/Agorise/c-ipfs< br >
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The compilation at this point is simple, but not very flexible. Place all of these projects in a directory. Compile all (the order above is recommended) by going into each one and running "make all".
