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+PROGRAM: GCTA
+
+DESCRIPTION: Genome-wide Complex Trait Analysis
+
+AUTHOR: Jian Yang, Hong Lee, Mike Goddard, Zhili Zheng, Jian Zeng, Zhihong Zhu, 
+Andrew Bakshi, Robert Marie and Peter Visscher
+
+CONTACT: jian.yang@uq.edu.au
+
+2010-2017 
+
+The binary are released under MIT License. As the license of the dependency packages, 
+you shall turn to the licenses for the usage other than academic.
+
+DOCUMENTATION: http://cnsgenomics.com/software/gcta/
+
+INSTALLATION: When you have downloaded a zip or gzipped archive with an
+executable binary, no installation is necessary. NOTE: If there is a 
+bin folder, you should put all files in that folder all together, copy
+gcta64 out only will not work.
+
+USAGE: Type "gcta64" or "./gcta64" from the command line followed by the
+options of choice (see documentation) NOTE: you probably need to run 
+"chmod a+x gcta" to get the correct permission to execute the program.
+
+EXAMPLE DATA: Four example files test.bed, test.bim, test.fam and test.phen 
+are included in the distribution; for example, once GCTA is installed try running:
+
+     gcta64 --bfile test --make-grm --out test
+
+     gcta64 --reml --grm test --pheno test.phen --out test
+
+     etc...
+
+In Mac or Windows version, the example files locates in the parent folder of gcta64. 
+