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Inline alternate x.py invocations from the rust-lang/rust readme

I'm going to make a follow-up PR shortly linking from rust-lang/rust to the dev guide so this info isn't duplicated.

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@@ -57,6 +57,31 @@ if you want to learn more about `x.py`, [read this chapter][bootstrap].
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`58`	`58`	`[bootstrap]: ./bootstrapping.md`
`59`	`59`
	`60`	+### Running `x.py`
	`61`	`+`
	`62`	+The `x.py` command can be run directly on most Unix systems in the following format:
	`63`	`+`
	`64`	+```sh
	`65`	`+./x.py <subcommand> [flags]`
	`66`	+```
	`67`	`+`
	`68`	+This is how the documentation and examples assume you are running `x.py`.
	`69`	`+Some alternative ways are:`
	`70`	`+`
	`71`	+```sh
	`72`	+# On a Unix shell if you don't have the necessary `python3` command
	`73`	`+./x <subcommand> [flags]`
	`74`	`+`
	`75`	`+# On Windows (if powershell is configured to run scripts)`
	`76`	`+./x.ps1 <subcommand> [flags]`
	`77`	`+`
	`78`	`+# On the Windows Command Prompt (if .py files are configured to run Python)`
	`79`	`+x.py <subcommand> [flags]`
	`80`	`+`
	`81`	`+# You can also run Python yourself, e.g.:`
	`82`	`+python x.py <subcommand> [flags]`
	`83`	+```
	`84`	`+`
`60`	`85`	### Running `x.py` slightly more conveniently
`61`	`86`
`62`	`87`	There is a binary that wraps `x.py` called `x` in `src/tools/x`. All it does is

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