To make use of the library, get the source code from the git repository here: http://github.com/hipchat/linkify/archives/master or check out the repository using:
%> git clone [email protected]:hipchat/linkify.git
Take the code approrpriate to the language you're coding in as described below.
Copy the linkify.js file to your own repository/web server. Include linkify.js on your page. The linkification function can be accessed throught he global linkify object:
<script>
var linkified_text = linkify.linkify(unlinkified_text, ...);
</script>