From 9ae1750c68ca5645e60631c66d70ad561c0f9eca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:40:57 -0400 Subject: improve linux standalone bundle instuctions, mentioning the PATH setup option --- doc/install/Linux_standalone.mdwn | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/install/Linux_standalone.mdwn') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3