From eb070c346bfcc1667aa41200cbd23506b76c89bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Thalheim?= <joerg@thalheim.io>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:53:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] README.md: document fetchgit

fixes #65
---
 README.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fd5193..9e7778d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ NixOS profiles to optimize settings for different hardware.
 
 ## Setup
 
+### Using channels
+
 Add and update `nixos-hardware` channel:
 
 ```
@@ -20,7 +22,9 @@ imports = [
 ];
 ```
 
-## Adding via nix flakes support
+New updates to the expressions here will be fetched when you update the channel.
+
+## Using nix flakes support
 
 There is also experimental flake support. In your `/etc/nixos/flake.nix` add the following:
 
@@ -43,6 +47,20 @@ There is also experimental flake support. In your `/etc/nixos/flake.nix` add the
 }
 ```
 
+
+### Using fetchgit
+
+You can fetch the git repository directly:
+
+```nix
+imports = [ 
+  "${builtins.fetchgit { url = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware.git"; }}/lenovo/thinkpad/x220"
+];
+```
+
+Unlike the channel, this will update the git repository on a rebuild. However, 
+you can easily pin to a particular revision if you desire more stability.
+
 ## List of Profiles
 
 See code for all available configurations.