diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e53612..c1087ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 # sdf
 
-Code that makes using SDF easier and more fun.
\ No newline at end of file
+Code that makes SDF easier to use and more fun with GNU Emacs
+
+1. Save the SDF folder to your home directory: git clone https://git.sdf.org/scm/sdf.git
+2. Copy the dotemacs file in the SDF directory to your home directory: cp $HOME/sdf $HOME
+3. Rename the dotemacs file to .emacs: mv $HOME/dotemacs .emacs
+4. Make sure that the shell files in the sdf directory or executable. If they are not: chmod +x $HOME/sdf/*.sh
+5. If you have not already, setup SSH key-based authentication to sdf.org
+6. If you have not already, install mosh
+7. Run Emacs
+8. Select the com or bboard buffers in Emacs to use either of those programs: C-x b followed by bboard or com as the name
+
diff --git a/dotemacs b/dotemacs
index 890946c..13ef42f 100644
--- a/dotemacs
+++ b/dotemacs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;; .emacs
 ;; Custom GNU Emacs startup file that connects to SDF services using Bash
-;; scripts
+;; scripts. Rename this file to .emacs to make it your own.
 ;; See README.md for installation and usage details
 ;; Copyright (C) 2022 Scott C. MacCallum
 ;; scm@sdf.org
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 (rename-buffer "term")
 
 ;; Run bboard on SDF
-(ansi-term "/home/scm/sdf/bboard.sh")
+(ansi-term "$HOME/sdf/bboard.sh")
 (rename-buffer "bboard")
 
 ;; Run com on SDF
-(ansi-term "/home/scm/sdf/com.sh")
+(ansi-term "$HOME/sdf/com.sh")
 (rename-buffer "com")