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+st
+*.o
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-st - simple terminal
---------------------
-st is a simple terminal emulator for X which sucks less.
-
-
-Requirements
-------------
-In order to build st you need the Xlib header files.
-
-
-Installation
-------------
-Edit config.mk to match your local setup (st is installed into
-the /usr/local namespace by default).
-
-Afterwards enter the following command to build and install st (if
-necessary as root):
-
-    make clean install
-
-
-Running st
-----------
-If you did not install st with make clean install, you must compile
-the st terminfo entry with the following command:
-
-    tic -sx st.info
-
-See the man page for additional details.
-
-Credits
--------
-Based on Aurélien APTEL <aurelien dot aptel at gmail dot com> bt source code.
-
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+# st - simple terminal - mike's build
+
+### Patch Management
+
+Patches are applied using [Quilt](https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt/quilt/), which is a patch manager that allows you to easily apply multiple patches, revert specific patches, etc. It makes customizing suckless projects much easier since most changes are done via patches.
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+git clone https://git.mjwilson.org/mike/st.git
+cd st
+sudo make clean install
+```
+
+