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+# Ja 
+A clone of yes from GNU Coreutils, but optionally allowing you to specify a
+delay between each time it prints out its argument.
+
+## Installation
+#### From source
+To build this project from source, download the source via:
+
+```bash
+git clone git@github.com:JarredAllen/Ja.git
+```
+
+You can then make whatever changes you want to the source, and then build by
+running:
+
+```bash
+cargo build --release
+```
+
+#### From binary
+The latest binary executable can be found under the releases tab.
+
+## Usage
+`ja "y"`: Prints out y repeatedly (identical to default behavior of yes)
+
+`ja --delay 0.5 "y"`: Prints out y, with a half second delay between each print.
+
+## Contributing
+If you have any functionality which you would like to add to this project, fork
+it, write your functionality, and then submit a pull request. You should also
+run rustfmt on your code before submitting it, and document all functionality in
+your code.
+
+## Credits
+Originally created by Jarred Allen <jarredallen73@gmail.com>.
+
+## Name
+The project is named ja, because ja is the german word for yes and because those
+are the initials of the original creator of this project.
+
+## License
+This project is licensed under the [MIT License](./LICENSE).