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@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ Install from source
     make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
     sudo make install
 
+To install to a non-default location, specify `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX`:
+
+    make CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/full/path/"
+    make install
+
 See [the wiki](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Building-Neovim) for details.
 
 Install from package