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+# guestbook
+A CLI based guestbook. Orignally made for https://tilde.club/~aboutdavid/guestbook.txt
+
+### Setup:
+```bash
+# Change your directory into yours.
+
+# Choose any filename for the guestbook. Make sure you chmod it so only you can modify it. 
+touch ./public_html/guestbook.txt
+
+# Launch your favorite editor to modify the script.
+$EDITOR ./guestbook
+
+# Modify the following in the guestbook script
+
+# The path to the guestbook file you just created 
+# PATH_TO_GUESTBOOK="/home/aboutdavid/public_html/guestbook.txt"
+
+# The path to the guestbook SCRIPT not file.
+# PATH_TO_SCRIPT="/home/aboutdavid/guestbook"
+
+# HTTP(S) URL of the guestbook file
+# URL="https://tilde.club/~aboutdavid/guestbook.txt"
+
+# Set the timezone.
+# TIMEZONE="EST"
+
+# The following command will allow people to run the script and allow the script to access the directory.
+chmod 701 ./guestbook
+chmod u+s ./guestbook
+```