diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42c68532..c2f7e86d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ version is 4.3.17.
   3. Create a new Zsh configuration by copying the Zsh configuration files
      provided:
 
-        setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
-        for rcfile in "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}"/.zprezto/runcoms/^README.md(.N); do
-          ln -s "$rcfile" "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.${rcfile:t}"
-        done
+        ~/.zprezto/install.sh
 
   4. Set Zsh as your default shell:
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..209df435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/zsh
+setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
+
+DIR=$(dirname $0)
+
+for rcfile in $DIR/runcoms/^README.md(.N); do
+  ln -s $rcfile "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.${rcfile:t}"
+done