```
* Add the `$install_directory/bin` directory to your path.
* Verify your installation by opening a new shell and executing the command `sonar-scanner -h` (`sonar-scanner.bat -h` on Windows). You should get output like this:
-```
-usage: sonar-scanner [options]
+
+ ```
+ usage: sonar-scanner [options]
-Options:
- -D,--define <arg> Define property
- -h,--help Display help information
- -v,--version Display version information
- -X,--debug Produce execution debug output
-```
+ Options:
+ -D,--define <arg> Define property
+ -h,--help Display help information
+ -v,--version Display version information
+ -X,--debug Produce execution debug output
+ ```
If you need more debug information you can add one of the following to your command line: `-X`, `--verbose`, or `-Dsonar.verbose=true`.