Add instructions for rendering docs locally to the README

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,14 @@ a list of known community-developed subcommands.
 ## Contributing to the Docs
 
 To contribute to the docs, all you need to do is change the markdown files in
-the `src/doc` directory.
+the `src/doc` directory. To view the rendered version of changes you have
+made locally, run:
+
+```sh
+./configure
+make doc
+open target/doc/index.html
+```
 
 ## Release notes