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   make install
 
+You can run guestfish, guestmount and the virt tools without needing
+to install, using the "run" script in the top directory.  This script
+sets up some environment variables.  For example:
+
+  ./run ./fish/guestfish [usual guestfish args ...]
+
+  ./run ./inspector/virt-inspector [usual virt-inspector args ...]
+
+If you are already in the fish/ subdirectory, then the following
+command will also work:
+
+  ../run ./guestfish [...]
+
+You can also make a symlink (note: NOT a hard link) from your $PATH to
+the run script, eg:
+
+  cd ~/bin
+  ln -s ~/libguestfs/run libguestfs-run
+  cd ~/libguestfs
+  libguestfs-run ./inspector/virt-inspector [...]
+
+You can also run the C programs under valgrind like this:
+
+  ./run valgrind [valgrind opts...] ./cat/virt-cat [virt-cat opts...]
+
+This also works with sudo (eg. if you need root access for libvirt or
+to access a block device):
+
+  sudo ./run ./cat/virt-cat -d LinuxGuest /etc/passwd
+
 
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