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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ after that is released)
 - [wlroots](https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots) 0.10.1
 - xkbcommon
 
-Then simply run `zig build`.
+Then simply use `zig build` to build and `zig build run` to run.
 
 River can either be run nested in an X11/wayland session or directly
 from a tty using KMS/DRM.