Update the install docs and usage info in the README.

[apply-default-acl.git] / doc / README

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@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@ least until I decide to replace acl_get_perm with something portable
 
 3. Installation
 
-Run `make` and put the resulting binary somewhere in your $PATH.
+It's using GNU Autotools, so run `./configure && make` and maybe `make
+install` if you think it's going to wind up in the right
+place. Otherwise you can just take the binary out of the 'src'
+directory and put it somewhere in your $PATH.
 
 
 4. Usage
 
-reapply_default_acl /path/to/whatever
+Basic usage:
+
+  $ reapply_default_acl /path/to/whatever
+
+Work recursively (from the top down):
+
+  reapply_default_acl --recursive /path/to/whatever
 
 
 5. How to report bugs
@@ -33,3 +42,4 @@ Email them to me at michael@orlitzky.com.
 [1] http://michael.orlitzky.com/articles/problems_with_posix_acls_and_common_utilities.php
 
 [2] http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/acl
+