From e45de10ecd66b9e18cba8f93ddaff00937fc61ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Dyas <tom.dyas@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:03:49 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] update commands in README.md to those that work

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 README.md | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65507d7..d991362 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,10 +139,14 @@ pants test helloworld/translator/translator_test.py -- -k test_unknown_phrase  #
 
 ## Create a PEX binary
 
+The `package` goal requires specifying a target which can be packaged. In this case, the there is a `pex_binary` target with the name `pex_binary` in the `helloworld/BUILD` file.
+
 ```
-pants package helloworld/main.py
+pants package helloworld:pex_binary
 ```
 
+The pex file is output to `dist/helloworld/pex_binary.pex` and can be executed directly.
+
 ## Run a binary directly
 
 ```