diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/terdle
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+terdle: terdle.c
+	gcc -std=c99 -o terdle terdle.c
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-Proof that wordle is solvable in 6 moves.
+# terdle
+
+originally attempting to prove that wordle is solvable in 6 moves,
+
+now just another command-line wordle client
diff --git a/wordle.c b/terdle.c
similarity index 100%
rename from wordle.c
rename to terdle.c