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@@ -33,6 +33,53 @@ All [releases](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/releases) are tagged based o
 
 Go 1.6 supports dependencies located in the `vendor/` folder. Unless you are creating a library, it is recommended that you copy fsnotify into `vendor/github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify` within your project, and likewise for `golang.org/x/sys`.
 
+## Usage
+
+```go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer watcher.Close()
+
+	done := make(chan bool)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case event, ok := <-watcher.Events:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+				log.Println("event:", event)
+				if event.Op&fsnotify.Write == fsnotify.Write {
+					log.Println("modified file:", event.Name)
+				}
+			case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+				log.Println("error:", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = watcher.Add("/tmp/foo")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	<-done
+}
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Please refer to [CONTRIBUTING][] before opening an issue or pull request.