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@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ get the dependencies:
 `go get github.com/syndtr/goleveldb`
 
 then `go build` and have fun
+
+`whisper generate` to generate a key  
+`whisper listen` to run the server  
+`whisper --key $keyfile --nick $nick dial` to run the client  
+
+In the client:
+
+`notes/create $title` to create a note  
+`notes/get $id` to get a note.  You have to look in the server log for the id right now but it's just an incrementing integer.