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@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ higher. You can then use `cargo` to build everything:
 cargo install --locked bat
 ```
 
+Note that addition files like the man page or shell completion
+files can not be installed in this way. They will be generated by `cargo` and should be available in the cargo target folder (under `build`).
+
 ## Customization
 
 ### Highlighting theme