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@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ Make and install dmenu
 ```sh
 make install
 ```
+**Final step:** Add a colourscheme to `~/cols/dmenu.h`. This is where st will read a colorscheme.<br>
+This should be in the usual form dmenu would have a colourscheme in it's own source code, as `dmenu.h` is included at compile time.<br>
+Alternatively, you could change the location of the colourscheme in `config.h`.