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+Getting Started
+===============
+
+## Installation
+Please see [INSTALL.md](../INSTALL.md) for instructions on installing Mini-NDN and its dependencies.
+
+## Running Mini-NDN
+
+To run Mini-NDN with the default topology, ``ndn_utils/topologies/default-topology.conf``, type:
+
+    sudo minindn
+
+To run Mini-NDN with a topology file, provide the filename as the first argument:
+
+    sudo minindn my-topology.conf
+
+During set up, the list of nodes in the network will be listed as they are initialized:
+
+    *** Adding hosts:
+    a b c d
+
+After set up, the command-line interface (CLI) will display a prompt.
+
+    mininet>
+
+To interact with a node, first type the node's name and then the command to be executed:
+
+    mininet> a echo "Hello, world!"
+    Hello, world!
+
+To see the status of the forwarder on the node:
+
+    mininet> a nfd-status
+
+To see the status of routing on the node:
+
+    mininet> a nlsrc status
+
+To exit Mini-NDN, type ``quit`` in the CLI:
+
+    mininet> quit
+
+For a more in depth explanation of the CLI, please see the
+[Mininet Walkthrough](http://mininet.org/walkthrough/).
+
+## Command-line options
+
+To run Mini-NDN with a replica of the NDN testbed, use the ``--testbed`` parameter:
+
+    sudo mini-ndn --testbed
+
+#### Routing options
+
+To run NLSR with hyperbolic routing enabled, use the ``--hr`` parameter:
+
+    sudo mini-ndn --hr
+
+To configure the max number of faces added by NLSR to reach each name prefix, use the ``--faces``
+parameter:
+
+    sudo mini-ndn --faces 3
+
+``--faces`` can be an integer from 0 to 60; 0 indicates NLSR can add all available faces.
+
+