diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
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+GOCMD := go
+BINARY := swim
+PREFIX := /usr/local
+EXEC_PREFIX := ${PREFIX}
+BINDIR := ${EXEC_PREFIX}/bin
+DATAROOTDIR := ${PREFIX}/share
+MANDIR := ${DATAROOTDIR}/man
+MAN1DIR := ${MANDIR}/man1
+
+.PHONY: build
+build:
+	${GOCMD} build -o ${BINARY}
+
+.PHONY: install
+install: install-bin install-man clean
+
+.PHONY: install-man
+install-man: ${BINARY}.1
+	gzip -k ./${BINARY}.1
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}${MAN1DIR}
+	install -m 0644 ./${BINARY}.1.gz ${DESTDIR}${MAN1DIR}
+
+.PHONY: install-bin
+install-bin: build
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
+	install -m 0755 ./${BINARY} ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: 
+	${GOCMD} clean
+	rm -f ./${BINARY}.1.gz 2> /dev/null
+	rm -f ./${BINARY}_* 2> /dev/null
+
+.PHONY: uninstall
+uninstall: clean
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MAN1DIR}/${BINARY}.1.gz
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/${BINARY}
+