diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..c111b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.gem
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
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+++ b/Rakefile
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+desc "remove built gems"
+task :clean do
+  sh "rm markdown_doctor-*" rescue true
+end
+
+desc "build gem"
+task :build do
+  sh "gem build markdown_doctor.gemspec"
+end
+
+desc "install gem"
+task :install => [:clean, :build] do
+  sh "gem install `ls markdown_doctor-*`"
+end
diff --git a/markdown_doctor.rb b/bin/markdown_doctor
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rename from markdown_doctor.rb
rename to bin/markdown_doctor
diff --git a/markdown_doctor.gemspec b/markdown_doctor.gemspec
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/markdown_doctor.gemspec
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+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name = "markdown_doctor"
+  s.version = "0.1.0"
+
+  s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">=0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
+  s.specification_version = 2 if s.respond_to? :specification_version=
+
+  s.authors = "Daniel MacDougall", "Caleb Spare"
+  s.email = "dmacdougall@gmail.com", "cespare@gmail.com"
+
+  s.description = "An absurdly simple script for rendering markdown with github styles."
+  s.summary = "An absurdly simple script for rendering markdown with github styles."
+  s.homepage = "https://github.com/dmacdougall/markdown_doctor"
+  s.rubyforge_project = "markdown_doctor"
+
+  s.executables = %w(markdown_doctor)
+  s.files = %w(
+    README.md
+    markdown_doctor.gemspec
+    bin/markdown_doctor
+  )
+  s.add_dependency("redcarpet", ">=1.13.1")
+end