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-This repository holds supplemental Go packages for low-level interactions with the operating system.
-
-To submit changes to this repository, see http://golang.org/doc/contribute.html.
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+# sys
+
+This repository holds supplemental Go packages for low-level interactions with
+the operating system.
+
+## Download/Install
+
+The easiest way to install is to run `go get -u golang.org/x/sys`. You can
+also manually git clone the repository to `$GOPATH/src/golang.org/x/sys`.
+
+## Report Issues / Send Patches
+
+This repository uses Gerrit for code changes. To learn how to submit changes to
+this repository, see https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html.
+
+The main issue tracker for the sys repository is located at
+https://github.com/golang/go/issues. Prefix your issue with "x/sys:" in the
+subject line, so it is easy to find.