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 # dmenu
 My perfect build of suckless's dmenu
+
+# patches
+- dmenu-mousesupport-5.0.diff
+- dmenu-xresources-alt-5.0.diff
+
+# installation
+Clone the git repository
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/SpyHoodle/dmenu
+```
+Change directory to dmenu
+```sh
+cd dmenu
+```
+Make and install dmenu
+```sh
+make install
+```