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@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ If you haven't already setup your composer installation to support global requir
 If this is already done, run it like this:
 
 ```
-composer-require-checker check /path/to/your/project/composer.json
+composer-require-checker check composer.json
 ```
 
+The `composer.json` here refers to the root Composer manifest of your project.
+
 ### A note about Xdebug
 
 If your PHP is including Xdebug when running ComposerRequireChecker, you may experience additional issues like exceeding the Xdebug-related max-nesting-level - and on top, Xdebug slows PHP down.