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+# Makefile for magnet-to-torrent
+
+BINARY_NAME := magnet-to-torrent
+
+.PHONY: all build run clean fmt test install uninstall
+
+all: build
+
+build:
+	go build -o $(BINARY_NAME) main.go
+
+run: build
+	./$(BINARY_NAME)
+
+fmt:
+	gofmt -w main.go
+
+test:
+	go test ./...
+
+install: build
+	install -Dm755 $(BINARY_NAME) $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/bin/$(BINARY_NAME)
+
+uninstall:
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/bin/$(BINARY_NAME)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(BINARY_NAME)