diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac925db..60c4a0b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/build/
 *.pyc
 *.swp
-
 *.actual
 *.actual-rewrite
 *.process-output
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6af343f..f040c62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ Steps for generating solution/makefiles using `cmake-gui`:
 
 Alternatively, from the command-line on Unix in the source directory:
 
-    mkdir -p ../build/debug
-    cd ../build/debug
-    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debug -DJSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED=OFF -G "Unix Makefiles" ../../jsoncpp/src
+    mkdir -p build/debug
+    cd build/debug
+    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debug -DJSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED=OFF -G "Unix Makefiles" ../..
     make
 
 Running `cmake -`" will display the list of available generators (passed using