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+echo "changing directory to Tasks"
+cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/thewhitetulip/Tasks
+echo "creating table"
+cat schema.sql | sqlite3 tasks.db
+echo "building the go binary"
+go build -o Tasks
+
+echo "starting the binary"
+./Tasks