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-# Installing
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-[stable](https://github.com/aeosynth/4chan-x/raw/stable/4chan_x.user.js) - if you don't know what you're doing, choose this
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-[master](https://github.com/aeosynth/4chan-x/raw/master/4chan_x.user.js) - main development branch, turns into stable. can change frequently, so don't complain if other projects don't support this branch.
-
-# Documentation
-
-http://aeosynth.github.com/4chan-x
-
-# Building
-
-[install nodejs and npm](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation),
-install [coffee-script](https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/) with
-`npm install -g coffee-script`, clone 4chan x, cd into it and actually build
-with `cake build`. for development (continuous builds), run `cake dev &`.
-kill the process with `killall node`.