diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 51ca10e..ce4c465 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@ final step (moving the Starfighter binary out from the src directory) is
 required; in particular, failure to do so under MacOS leads to a failure
 to load data (images, sounds, fonts) needed by Starfighter.
 
+On Linux and most other POSIX systems, you can instead build a run in
+place build with the following commands:
+
+    ./configure SF_RUN_IN_PLACE=1
+    make
+    mv misc/starfighter.sh .
+
+For Linux, this method is preferred as the binary itself often cannot be
+run by double-clicking, and the starfighter.sh script also automatically
+sets the current working directory, making it suitable for launchers.
+
 Run "./configure --help" to see all options for compiling.
 
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diff --git a/misc/starfighter.sh b/misc/starfighter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4b2a70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/starfighter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# This file has been dedicated to the public domain, to the extent
+# possible under applicable law, via CC0. See
+# http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ for more
+# information. This file is offered as-is, without any warranty.
+#
+# Script which can be used to easily run Starfighter in-place without
+# installing on POSIX systems, but not on MacOS.
+
+SCRIPT=$(readlink -f "$0")
+SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
+cd $SCRIPTPATH
+./src/starfighter "$@"
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