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+# Advent of Code 2024
+
+Advent of Code 2024 solutions in C.
+
+## Building
+
+```bash
+$ mkdir build
+$ cd build
+$ cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
+$ make
+```
+
+## Running
+
+```bash
+$ cd build
+$ ./day-01 ../day-01/input.txt
+```