From 3dcc757acc7291e5a98221be3eed797835d97b9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SUN <sunkim1055@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 14:18:37 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify geth binary location and PATH usage when built
 from source

---
 README.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 639286ba9f..96fb82686f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ sync quickly to the current state of the network. To do so:
 $ geth console
 ```
 
+> Note: If you built geth from source, the binary will be located at `./build/bin/geth`.
+> You may run it directly via `./build/bin/geth` or add it to your PATH:
+>
+> ```sh
+> export PATH="$PWD/build/bin:$PATH"
+> ```
+
+
 This command will:
  * Start `geth` in snap sync mode (default, can be changed with the `--syncmode` flag),
    causing it to download more data in exchange for avoiding processing the entire history