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+# Twhois #
+
+Whois-like Ruby Gem for Twitter users
+
+
+## Installation ##
+
+    gem install twhois
+
+
+## Usage ##
+
+### Command line ###
+
+    $ twhois jimeh darthvader
+    @jimeh:
+      Name: Jim Myhrberg
+      URL: http://jimeh.me/
+    [...]
+    @darthvader:
+      Name: Darth Vader
+      Location: Empire, CO
+    [...]
+
+### Ruby
+
+    require 'twhois'
+    
+    # Lookup a user
+    user = Twhois.lookup('jimeh')
+    user.screen_name #=> jimeh
+    user.name #=> Jim Myhrberg
+    
+    # Lookup a user that doesn't exist
+    user = Twhois.lookup('hadsfasdfauwhgiuahwg')
+    user.nil? #=> true
+
+
+## Note on Patches/Pull Requests
+ 
+* Fork the project.
+* Make your feature addition or bug fix.
+* Add tests for it. This is important so I don't break it in a
+  future version unintentionally.
+* Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history.
+  (if you want to have your own version, that is fine but bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)
+* Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.
+
+
+## License and Copyright
+
+Copyright (c) 2010 Jim Myhrberg.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.