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 ### Godb
 
 A SQLite like database made in golang
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+Inorder to run this locally, after cloning this repo run `go mod tidy`
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+Then use the appropriate `make` command listed below
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+Run 
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+```make run```
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+Build
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+```make build```
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+Start
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+```make start```
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+Cleanup
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+```make clean```