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@@ -5,6 +5,29 @@ UnlTools is a set of tools about Unl document files. It provides :
 - Exporter to Dot format and Turtle format;
 - Programming api to create Unl graphs.
 
+# First compilation
+
+## Requirements
+
+- maven version 3+
+- java jdk version 11 (must be the default java, refer to your distribution wiki)
+- intellij 2020 (IDE)
+
+## Initial steps
+
+```shell
+# install rdf-vocabulary dependence
+git clone https://gitlab.tetras-libre.fr/unl/rdf-vocabulary.git
+pushd rdf-vocabulary
+mvn install
+popd
+
+# clone local repository
+git clone https://gitlab.tetras-libre.fr/unl/unlTools.git
+cd unlTools
+mvn compile
+popd
+```
 
 # Usage