diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Discord: [Paper Mario Modding](https://discord.gg/urUm3VG)
 
 ## Setup
 
-You'll need Linux, a Linux VM, or Windows 10 (WSL) to work on this project.
+You'll need Linux, a Linux VM, or Windows 10 (WSL) to work on this project. For WSL, we've included `windows_termainl.bat` under tools that you can use to quickly spin up a terminal for your default distro set using `wsl --set-default <Distro>`.
 
 #### Clone the repository
 
@@ -76,6 +76,29 @@ Decide on a function to match. These can be found in the subdirectories of `asm/
 
 Take the relevant `.s` file and pass it to [mips_to_c](https://github.com/matt-kempster/mips_to_c) ([web version](https://simonsoftware.se/other/mips_to_c.py)).
 
+You can also use mips_to_c locally installed to a destination of your choice. Then register a function in `~/.bashrc` that calls `path/to/mips_to_c.py (with args)`:
+```
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install python3-pip
+sudo git clone https://github.com/matt-kempster/mips_to_c.git path/to/mips_to_c
+```
+
+Here's a starter function you can use:
+```sh
+# don't forget to replace /path/to/mips_to_c with your path
+function mipstoc() {
+    if [ "$#" -gt 1 ]; then
+        /path/to/mips_to_c/mips_to_c.py $@;
+    else
+        printf "Please call mipstoc using this format and make sure you're at the repo root:";
+        printf "\nmipstoc \033[0;31marg1 - the nonmatching asm file\033[0m \033[0;34marg2 - the target function\033[0m \033[0;33margN - any of the optional mips_to_c.py flags\033[0m";
+        printf "\nmipstoc \033[0;31m./asm/nonmatchings/code_13870_len_6980/func_8003B3D0.s\033[0m \033[0;34mfunc_8003B3D0\033[0m \033[0;33m--flag1 --flag2 --flagN\033[0m\n";
+        /path/to/mips_to_c/mips_to_c.py;
+    fi
+}
+export -f mipstoc
+```
+
 Open up the relevant `.c` file and replace the function's `INCLUDE_ASM` macro with the output from mips_to_c. Run the following command to attempt to compile, replacing `function_name` with the name of the function you're working with:
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/tools/windows_terminal.bat b/tools/windows_terminal.bat
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+REM first set your default distro using: wsl --set-default <Distro>
+ehco "first set your default distro using: wsl --set-default <Distro>"
+wt --title "diff.py" -d "../" ; split-pane -d "../" -V ; new-tab --title "mips_to_c.py" -d "../" ; focus-tab -t 0