doc: mention execArgv in setupMaster

[platform/upstream/nodejs.git] / README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ Windows:
 
     vcbuild.bat
 
+You can download pre-built binaries for various operating systems from
+[http://nodejs.org/download/](http://nodejs.org/download/).  The Windows
+and OS X installers will prompt you for the location to install to.
+The tarballs are self-contained; you can extract them to a local directory
+with:
+
+    tar xzf /path/to/node-<version>-<platform>-<arch>.tar.gz
+
+Or system-wide with:
+
+    cd /usr/local && tar --strip-components 1 -xzf \
+                         /path/to/node-<version>-<platform>-<arch>.tar.gz
+
 ### To run the tests:
 
 Unix/Macintosh:
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@ Resources for Newcomers
 ---
   - [The Wiki](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki)
   - [nodejs.org](http://nodejs.org/)
-  - [how to install node.js and npm (node package manager)](http://joyeur.com/2010/12/10/installing-node-and-npm/)
+  - [how to install node.js and npm (node package manager)](http://www.joyent.com/blog/installing-node-and-npm/)
   - [list of modules](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/modules)
   - [searching the npm registry](http://npmjs.org/)
   - [list of companies and projects using node](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Projects,-Applications,-and-Companies-Using-Node)