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Standardise Link-Format #11045

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Copyright 2008 Google Inc.

https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
[Protocol Buffers documentation](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/)

Overview
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with the C++ runtime.

For non-C++ users, the simplest way to install the protocol compiler is to
download a pre-built binary from our release page:

[https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases)
download a pre-built binary from our [GitHub release page](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases).

In the downloads section of each release, you can find pre-built binaries in
zip packages: protoc-$VERSION-$PLATFORM.zip. It contains the protoc binary
as well as a set of standard .proto files distributed along with protobuf.
zip packages: `protoc-$VERSION-$PLATFORM.zip`. It contains the protoc binary
as well as a set of standard `.proto` files distributed along with protobuf.

If you are looking for an old version that is not available in the release
page, check out the maven repo here:

[https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/protobuf/protoc/](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/protobuf/protoc/)
page, check out the [Maven repository](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/protobuf/protoc/).

These pre-built binaries are only provided for released versions. If you want
to use the github main version at HEAD, or you need to modify protobuf code,
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Quick Start
-----------

The best way to learn how to use protobuf is to follow the tutorials in our
developer guide:

https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/tutorials
The best way to learn how to use protobuf is to follow the [tutorials in our
developer guide](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/tutorials).

If you want to learn from code examples, take a look at the examples in the
[examples](examples) directory.

Documentation
-------------

The complete documentation for Protocol Buffers is available via the
web at:

https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
The complete documentation is available via the [Protocol Buffers documentation](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/).

Developer Community
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