diff --git a/README.txt b/README.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+[![License (3-Clause BSD)](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ethauvin/mobibot.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ethauvin/mobibot)
+
 Some very basic instructions:
 
+```
     { clone with git or download the ZIP }
     git clone git://github.com/ethauvin/mobibot.git
     
@@ -21,3 +24,4 @@ Some very basic instructions:
 
     { launch }
     /usr/bin/nohup java -jar mobibot.jar &
+```
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