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`@@ -39,7 +39,24 @@ tool, [postject][]:`
`39`	`39`	`$ cp $(command -v node) hello`
`40`	`40`	```
`41`	`41`
`42`		-3. Inject the JavaScript file into the copied binary by running `postject` with
	`42`	`+3. Remove the signature of the binary:`
	`43`	`+`
	`44`	`+ * On macOS:`
	`45`	`+`
	`46`	+ ```console
	`47`	`+ $ codesign --remove-signature hello`
	`48`	+ ```
	`49`	`+`
	`50`	`+ * On Windows (optional):`
	`51`	`+`
	`52`	`+ [signtool][] can be used from the installed [Windows SDK][]. If this step is`
	`53`	`+ skipped, ignore any signature-related warning from postject.`
	`54`	`+`
	`55`	+ ```console
	`56`	`+ $ signtool remove /s hello`
	`57`	+ ```
	`58`	`+`
	`59`	+4. Inject the JavaScript file into the copied binary by running `postject` with
`43`	`60`	`the following options:`
`44`	`61`
`45`	`62`	* `hello` - The name of the copy of the `node` executable created in step 2.
`@@ -67,7 +84,24 @@ tool, [postject][]:`
`67`	`84`	`--macho-segment-name NODE_JS`
`68`	`85`	```
`69`	`86`
`70`		`-4. Run the binary:`
	`87`	`+5. Sign the binary:`
	`88`	`+`
	`89`	`+ * On macOS:`
	`90`	`+`
	`91`	+ ```console
	`92`	`+ $ codesign --sign - hello`
	`93`	+ ```
	`94`	`+`
	`95`	`+ * On Windows (optional):`
	`96`	`+`
	`97`	`+ A certificate needs to be present for this to work. However, the unsigned`
	`98`	`+ binary would still be runnable.`
	`99`	`+`
	`100`	+ ```console
	`101`	`+ $ signtool sign /fd SHA256 hello`
	`102`	+ ```
	`103`	`+`
	`104`	`+6. Run the binary:`
`71`	`105`	```console
`72`	`106`	`$ ./hello world`
`73`	`107`	`Hello, world!`
`@@ -138,9 +172,11 @@ to help us document them.`
`138`	`172`	`[ELF]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_and_Linkable_Format`
`139`	`173`	`[Mach-O]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach-O`
`140`	`174`	`[PE]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Executable`
	`175`	`+[Windows SDK]: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-sdk/`
`141`	`176`	[`process.execPath`]: process.md#processexecpath
`142`	`177`	[`require()`]: modules.md#requireid
`143`	`178`	[`require.main`]: modules.md#accessing-the-main-module
`144`	`179`	`[fuse]: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/fuses`
`145`	`180`	`[postject]: https://github.com/nodejs/postject`
	`181`	`+[signtool]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccrypto/signtool`
`146`	`182`	`[single executable applications]: https://github.com/nodejs/single-executable`

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