From c85aa96177ffab6cd91e0fc8e52c74ed2b52ec51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Davis <7035647+mdavis-xyz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2020 16:20:43 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify COLLECTIONS_PATH value when using clone (#1234)

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

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af708eba81..a58ad792cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ See [Ansible Using collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_gui
 
 If you want to develop new content for this collection or improve what is already here, the easiest way to work on the collection is to clone it into one of the configured [`COLLECTIONS_PATH`](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#collections-paths), and work on it there.
 
+For example, if you are working in the `~/dev` directory:
+
+```
+cd ~/dev
+git clone git@github.com:ansible-collections/community.general.git collections/ansible_collections/community/general
+export COLLECTIONS_PATH=$(pwd)/collections:$COLLECTIONS_PATH
+```
+
 You can find more information in the [developer guide for collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collections.html#contributing-to-collections), and in the [Ansible Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html).
 
 ### Running tests