diff --git a/changelog.d/1277.doc.md b/changelog.d/1277.doc.md
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update the examples for installation from local dir
diff --git a/docs/examples.md b/docs/examples.md
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--- a/docs/examples.md
+++ b/docs/examples.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ pipx install --pip-args='--pre' poetry
 pipx install --pip-args='--index-url=<private-repo-host>:<private-repo-port> --trusted-host=<private-repo-host>:<private-repo-port>' private-repo-package
 pipx install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --pip-args='--extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple/' some-package
 pipx --global install pycowsay
+pipx install .
+pipx install path/to/some-project
 ```
 
 ## `pipx run` examples