diff --git a/README b/README
index 0c1051865..f9c2ce9b3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ XML to HTML:
 ------------
 Create a directory in which you want to store the HTML files and cd into 
 that directory. Now run:
+
+	mkdir -p chapter0{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} preface appendix{a,b} &&
 	/usr/bin/openjade -t xml \
 		-d /usr/share/dsssl/docbook/html/lfs.dsl \
 		/usr/share/dsssl/docbook/dtds/decls/xml.dcl \