diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # GDNative Based Git Plugin for Godot Version Control Editor Plugin
 
 ## Build Instructions
-1. Open `build.bat` if you are on Windows or `build.sh` if you are on Linux
-2. Edit the relative paths to the Godot binary and from the Godot binary directory to this repositories directory in line 1 and line 2.
-3. Run the build script
-4. cd to repo's root directory
-5. Load the x64 command prompt: `x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2017`
+
+### Windows
+1. Open `build.bat` as text.
+2. Edit the relative paths to the Godot binary and from the Godot binary directory to this repository's directory in line 1 and line 2.
+3. Run `build.bat`.
+4. Run `cd ..` because the build file leaves you one level deeper in the repository. 
+5. Load the x64 command prompt: `x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2017`.
 6. Run `scons platform=windows`
+
+### Linux
+1. Open `build.sh` as text.
+2. Edit the relative paths to the Godot binary and from the Godot binary directory to this repository's directory in line 1 and line 2.
+3. Run `build.sh`.
+4. Run `cd ..` because the build file leaves you one level deeper in the repository. 
+5. Run `scons platform=x11`
   
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diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
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@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ cd %GODOT_PATH_RELATIVE_TO_PLUGIN%
 godot.windows.tools.64.exe --gdnative-generate-json-api api.json
 copy api.json %GIT_PLUGIN_RELATIVE_TO_GODOT%\api.json /Y
 cd %GIT_PLUGIN_RELATIVE_TO_GODOT%\godot-cpp\
-scons platform=windows generate_bindings=yes use_custom_api_file=yes custom_api_file=../api.json bits=64
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+scons platform=windows generate_bindings=yes use_custom_api_file=yes custom_api_file=../api.json bits=64
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
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+set GODOT_PATH_RELATIVE_TO_PLUGIN="../godot/bin"
+set GIT_PLUGIN_RELATIVE_TO_GODOT="../../godot-git-plugin/"
+git submodule init
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+cd $GODOT_PATH_RELATIVE_TO_PLUGIN
+godot.x11.tools.64 --gdnative-generate-json-api api.json
+cp api.json $GIT_PLUGIN_RELATIVE_TO_GODOT/api.json
+cd $GIT_PLUGIN_RELATIVE_TO_GODOT/godot-cpp/
+scons platform=windows generate_bindings=yes use_custom_api_file=yes custom_api_file=../api.json bits=64