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 Find them [here](https://softprops.github.io/shiplift)
 
+## usage
+
+### communicating with host
+
+To use shiplift you must first have a running docker daemon readily accessible. Typically this daemon
+is reachable via url identified by an env named `DOCKER_HOST`. If you are using osx, boot2docker typically 
+will have already set up every thing you need to get started.
+
+```rust
+extern crate shiplift;
+let docker = shiplift::Docker::new();
+```
+
+If you wish to be more explicit you can provide a host in the form of a `url.Url`.
+
+```rust
+extern crate shiplift;
+extern crate url;
+
+use shiplift::Docker;
+use url::Url;
+
+let docker = Docker::host(Url::parse("http://yourhost").unwrap());
+```
+
+### images
+
+If you are interacting with docker containers, chances are you will also need to interact with docker image information.
+
+todoc
+
+### containers
+
+todoc
+
+### misc
+
+todoc
 
 Doug Tangren (softprops) 2015