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 No the binary lives in `$GOPATH/bin`. Make sure, this is in your `$PATH`.
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+## Usage
+
+The basic idea is to tell gott when you start and stop a task. In both cases you can specify tags which get added. So you can decide what fits better to your workflow.
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+For example if you start coding now, type `gott start coding`. When you stop you know what you did and can give some additional info: `gott stop "implement xyz"`. Please note: When a tag should contain a whitespace, which is totally fine, put the string in double quotes.
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+To view your records, simply use `gott list`.