diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba73fd0..0a42060 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ lock-rpm:
 unlock-rpm:
 	sudo yum versionlock clear
 
+#
+# Manual install
+#
+manual-install:
+	@echo 'Symlinking files from ./bin to /usr/local/bin'
+	@cd bin && for f in `find . -type f -iname "*" ! -iname "Makefile"`; do ln -fs `pwd`/$$f /usr/local/bin/$$f; done
+	@echo 'Done.'
+
+manual-uninstall:
+	@echo 'Removing blackbox files from /usr/local/bin'
+	@cd bin && for f in `find . -type f -iname "*" ! -iname "Makefile"`; do rm /usr/local/bin/$$f; done
+	@echo 'Done.'
+
 #
 # DEB builds
 #
@@ -84,7 +97,7 @@ packages-macports: tools/mk_macports.vcs_blackbox.txt
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/bin
 	cd tools && ./mk_macports mk_macports.vcs_blackbox.txt
 
-# stow is a pretty easy way to manage simple local installs on GNU systems 
+# stow is a pretty easy way to manage simple local installs on GNU systems
 install-stow:
 	mkdir -p /usr/local/stow/blackbox/bin
 	cp bin/* /usr/local/stow/blackbox/bin
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3fda28..2a4f2f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ Installation Instructions:
   * *The RPM way*: Check out the repo and make an RPM via `make packages-rpm`; now you can distribute the RPM via local methods.
   * *The Debian/Ubuntu way*: Check out the repo and install [fpm](https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm). Now you can make a DEB `make packages-deb` that can be distributed via local methods.
   * *The hard way*: Copy all the files in "bin" to your "bin".
+  * *The manual way*: `make manual-install` to install. `make manual-uninstall` to uninstall.
   * *The Antigen Way*: Add `antigen bundle StackExchange/blackbox` to your .zshrc
   * *The Zgen Way*: Add `zgen load StackExchange/blackbox` to your .zshrc where you're loading your other plugins.