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+## K1NG-Driver
+a driver for K1NG PRO (4K) mouse from redragon
+
+### Compiling
+```
+nix-shell --run "make clean && make"
+sudo ./k1ng-driver
+```
+
+### License
+this project is under [MIT License](https://github.com/cfels/K1NG-Driver/blob/dev/LICENSE)