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# Installation

Welcome to flyscrape! This section will guide you through the installation process, ensuring you have everything you need to start using this powerful web scraping tool.

## Prerequisites

Before installing flyscrape, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

1. **Go Programming Language**: flyscrape is built with Go, so you need to have Go installed on your system. If you don't have it installed, you can download it from the [official Go website](https://golang.org/).

## Installing flyscrape

Once you have Go installed, you can proceed with installing flyscrape. Follow these simple steps:

1. **Open a Terminal**: Launch your terminal or command prompt.

2. **Install flyscrape**: Run the following command to install flyscrape using Go's package manager:

   ```bash
   go install github.com/philippta/flyscrape/cmd/flyscrape@latest
   ```

   This command will download the latest version of flyscrape and install it on your system.

3. **Verify Installation**: To confirm that flyscrape has been successfully installed, you can run the following command:

   ```bash
   flyscrape
   ```

   If the installation was successful, this command will display the help text of flyscrape.

## Updating flyscrape abc

To keep your flyscrape installation up to date, you can use the following command:

```bash
go get -u github.com/philippta/flyscrape/cmd/flyscrape@latest
```

This command will fetch and install the latest version of flyscrape from the GitHub repository.

Congratulations! You've successfully installed flyscrape on your system. Now you're ready to dive into web scraping and start extracting data from websites with ease.

Next, you can learn how to run flyscrape and start creating your scraping scripts by following the "Running flyscrape" section in the "Getting Started" category.