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| author |  Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2013-03-20 13:40:57 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2013-03-20 13:40:57 -0400 |
| commit | 9ae1750c68ca5645e60631c66d70ad561c0f9eca (patch) | |
| tree | 960ce339ff72e4e0c1a9e2a56a0fdd75ab1c9458 /doc/install | |
| parent | 04b3b01cc7aeb07962c86cfbb3c82b54425b3106 (diff) | |
improve linux standalone bundle instuctions, mentioning the PATH setup option
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/install')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/install/Linux_standalone.mdwn | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/install/Linux_standalone.mdwn b/doc/install/Linux_standalone.mdwn index a857ba623..d0af50222 100644 --- a/doc/install/Linux_standalone.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/Linux_standalone.mdwn @@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ on anything except for glibc. [download tarball](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/linux/current/) To use, just unpack the tarball, `cd git-annex.linux` and run `./runshell` --- this sets up an environment where you can use `git annex` +-- this sets up an environment where you can use `git annex`, as well +as everything else included in the bundle. + +Alternatively, you can unpack the tarball, and add the directory to your +`PATH`. This lets you use `git annex`, without overriding your system's +own versions of git, etc. Warning: This is a last resort. Most Linux users should instead [[install]] git-annex from their distribution of choice. |