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# Hello World example
## How to use
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Download the example [or clone the repo ](https://github.com/zeit/next.js ):
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```bash
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curl https://codeload.github.com/zeit/next.js/tar.gz/master | tar -xz --strip=2 next.js-master/examples/hello-world
cd hello-world
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```
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Install it and run:
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```bash
npm install
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npm run dev
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```
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Deploy it to the cloud with [now ](https://zeit.co/now ) ([download](https://zeit.co/download))
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```bash
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now
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```
## The idea behind the example
This example shows the most basic idea behind Next. We have 2 pages: `pages/index.js` and `pages/about.js` . The former responds to `/` requests and the latter to `/about` . Using `next/link` you can add hyperlinks between them with universal routing capabilities.