add table of OS/command for copy/symlink the runtime folder to the config (#2073)

* create table of OS and commands in the readme

* add link to wiki from health check (without color; just simple println)

* move the table from readme to docs and add link from the readme to docs

* drop copy on unix,and apply some style fixes from the conversations

* by mistake, I edit master insted of develop

* remove this file from pr

* Update README.md

Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com>

* copy table to readme

Co-authored-by: Michael Davis <mcarsondavis@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fc98e72..9c7b1177 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ Note: Only certain languages have indentation definitions at the moment. Check
 
 # Installation
 
-We provide packaging for various distributions, but here's a quick method to
-build from source.
+Packages are available for various distributions (see [Installation docs](https://docs.helix-editor.com/install.html)).
 
-```
+If you would like to build from source:
+
+```shell
 git clone https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
 cd helix
 cargo install --path helix-term
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ This will install the `hx` binary to `$HOME/.cargo/bin` and build tree-sitter gr
 
 Helix also needs its runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` directory into the
 config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS, or `%AppData%/helix/runtime` on Windows).
+
+| OS        | command   |
+|-----------|-----------|
+|windows    |`xcopy runtime %AppData%/helix/runtime`|
+|linux/macos|`ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime`
+
 This location can be overridden via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable.
 
 Packages already solve this for you by wrapping the `hx` binary with a wrapper