From 9ddcd85211dfedcc532ca00c1c7c1db40b665d98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mikael Finstad <finstaden@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 04:20:15 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] add cli instructions

fixes #1136
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 README.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62e864d8..ea9a11a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,6 +187,18 @@ If you have an issue you can check the developer tools for any errors or clues.
 
 ## Command line interface (CLI)
 
+Note that these exampels assume that you have set up LosslessCut in your `PATH` environment. Alternatively you can run it like this:
+```
+# First navigate to the folder containing the LosslessCut app
+cd /path/to/directory/containing/app
+# On Linux:
+./LosslessCut arguments
+# On Windows:
+./LosslessCut.exe arguments
+# On MacOS:
+./LosslessCut.app/Contents/MacOS/LosslessCut arguments
+```
+
 ### Open one or more files:
 ```bash
 LosslessCut file1.mp4 file2.mkv