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Expand Up @@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ This is a terminal-based Snake game where the player controls a growing snake th
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6. *(Optional)* Install the game system-wide:
```bash
sudo make install
```
This installs the `snake` binary to the system bin directory (e.g. `/usr/local/bin`) and the high score file to the data directory (e.g. `/usr/local/share/snake/high_score.txt`).

## How to Play

### Controls
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