[File] [PATCH] Adding instruction to run without insalling in README.DEVELOPER

ploumfile at offpunk.net ploumfile at offpunk.net
Sat Jan 31 17:15:12 UTC 2026


---
 README.DEVELOPER | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.DEVELOPER b/README.DEVELOPER
index dfe27b97..5110c2ca 100644
--- a/README.DEVELOPER
+++ b/README.DEVELOPER
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ After checking out the source, run the following:
 If you see errors, make sure you have the latest libtool and autoconf
 This has been tested with autoconf-2.69 and libtool-2.4.2
 
+## Running without installing
+
+To run the compiled binary without make install:
+
+	./src/file -m ./magic/magic.mgc
+
 ## Installing dependencies
 
 If your platform doesn't have the above tools, install the following
-- 
2.51.0



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