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 # fancyclip
 
-A description of this package.
+Example usage:
+
+    fancyclip "my homepage" https://example.com
+
+This will put `[my homepage](https://example.com)` into your clipboard for
+pasting into text-based applications, and `my homepage` as a link for pasting
+into rich text boxes (e.g. Slack).