From d03f736b030dce45229f4db79642f830a3c295cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mahuntington <matt.huntington@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:13:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update 'README.md'

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 README.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43501d1..7f89992 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-## Setup
+# Manual
 
-`cd` into repo dir
+## elgato.py file
+
+### Setup
+
+clone and `cd` into repo dir
 
 ```
 python3 -m venv ~/elgato_env
@@ -8,24 +12,48 @@ source ~/elgato_env/bin/activate
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
-for `darkmode` script
+### Compilation
+
+make sure `~/elgato_env` has been activated and you are in repo dir
 
 ```
-brew install brightness
-brew install smudge/smudge/nightlight
+pyinstaller -F elgato.py
 ```
 
-Download https://github.com/jenghis/nshift
+### Execution
 
-## Compile
+substitute correct repo location and IP addresses of lights (get from Elgato Control Center app):
 
 ```
-source ~/elgato_env/bin/activate
-pyinstaller -F --paths=~/Desktop/ elgato.py
+~/Documents/git/elgato/dist/elgato 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.4 day 
 ```
 
-## Execution
+## Darkmode script
+
+### Installation
+
+install the following (might not need `nightlight`):
+
+```
+brew install brightness
+brew install smudge/smudge/nightlight
+```
+
+Download https://github.com/jenghis/nshift and move into `/usr/local/bin/`
+
+### Setup
+
+edit `darkmode` for:
+
+- local repo location (include `dist/elgato` in path)
+- ip addresses of lights (get from Elgato Control Center app)
+- `brightness -d ` display number (use `brightness -l`)
+
+move `darkmode` into `/usr/local/bin/`
+
+### Execution
 
 ```
-~/Documents/elgato/dist/elgato 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.4 day 
+darkmode true
+darkmode false
 ```
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