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@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ IPFS implementation in C, (not just an API client library).
 * **ipfs cat [hash]** to retrieve a file from the repository
 
 ## For techies:
-getting started: https://github.com/ipfs/specs/blob/master/overviews/implement-ipfs.md
-specifications: https://github.com/ipfs/specs
-getting started: https://github.com/ipfs/community/issues/177
-libp2p: https://github.com/libp2p/specs
+getting started: [https://github.com/ipfs/specs/blob/master/overviews/implement-ipfs.md]https://github.com/ipfs/specs/blob/master/overviews/implement-ipfs.md
+specifications: [https://github.com/ipfs/specs]https://github.com/ipfs/specs
+getting started: [https://github.com/ipfs/community/issues/177]https://github.com/ipfs/community/issues/177
+libp2p: [https://github.com/libp2p/specs]https://github.com/libp2p/specs
 
 ## Prerequisites: To compile the C version you will need:
 lmdb https://github.com/jmjatlanta/lmdb